"i think the darkest parts
of anxiety
are a little like that:

it isn't there
and then it is"

Thank you NetGalley and Central Avenue Publishing for the chance to read and review To Drown as a Cure for Thirst by Blade Auden!

Long story short; I loved this book, and its going into my top reads of 2022 shelf! I'm also going to have to check out the rest of Blake Audens books! This felt like a well thought out collection, with all the pieces consistently good!

3.5-4 stars
Right off the bat I loved the dedication in this book, "I think this one is for me"; I thought that was absolutely beautiful, and I loved that you could see that theme very clearly throughout the book. There were some pieces I really loved and others I could've done without, but I do have 21 highlights (I read this on kindle).

This explores grief, loss, depression, anxiety and a lot of other very heavy topics so I don't feel comfortable getting into the specifics of what I enjoyed as they are very personal. However, I will say that if you deal with urges of self harm and suicidal ideation be cautious going into this book as it does explore the relief/comfort that it can bring at times which I fear could be dangerous if you are not in the right mindset. Actually one piece I can touch on was "I'M AFRAID TO DIE" the last 3 lines of that one hit very close to home for my trans identity, its one of those if you get it you get it lines.

TW/CW:
Self harm, depression, suicidal ideation, loss, grief, mental health/illness, panic attacks/panic disorders/anxiety, death
(these are just the ones I caught please do not take it as an end all be all)

Thank you Netgalley and Central Avenue Publishing for this ARC in exchange for an honest review