Beautifully written and very sensitive book dealing with mental health issues. The author nailed the story with their writing style

I felt like I was right there with the author while reading this book. This is a well written book and may not be for everyone due to some of the content. I will definitely be looking for more from this author. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the arc of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner had no bearing on this review.

This book really puts you in the shoes of the characters and gives the reader a realistic peek through the eyes of the mentally ill and struggles of a young woman coming into herself. The author does a wonderful job conveying an empathy to the reader which gives you a feeling of being there with the characters.

This book is beautifully written. The author did a wonderful job of making the reader feel invested in this story about mental illness. I wonder if it is somehow based on the author's own experiences, as it was so powerfully written.

This book is an interesting read in that the author seems to write less of a story and more of a tapestry. I mean, yeah, there is stuff that happens throughout the book, there are characters and there is a flow of behavior. But mostly the story is a tangle of drugs, sex and youth-filled, gangsta-like antics.

The story follows Jane and her clinically insane Aunt Rose, for whom she is the guardian. They drink too much, do too many drugs and find themselves in precarious positions with the law.

The writing is good in the sense that I got immersed in this dark and delusional world. It seemed real. It kept me reading.

At times the book bordered on being a Penthouse letter with the sexual escapades. But mostly it presented a study on the dark inner workings of the mind walking the ledge between sanity and beyond.

I’m glad I read it. I’m not sure I’d read anything else from this author. I get her style and don’t need to be dig into that brain again.

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Wow! I'm flabbergasted by how amazing this book was!

Warning: Not for the squeamish! This book will take you for a ride with self mutation, drug and alcohol abuse, schizophrenia, and orgies to name a few items, but most importantly, it's real and raw.

Jane is called home to be the caregiver of her Aunt Rose that suffers from schizophrenia. Jane has just had a miscarriage and caught her boyfriend in the act of cheating on her. This story is told from the first person perspective and switches viewpoints often. I loved that the cigar and the Zippo narrated for a bit.

I cannot wait to get my hands on more Riya Anne Polcastro novels!!

A special thank you to NetGalley, BooksGoSocial, and Riya Anne Polcastro for providing me with a reader copy.