Dear Cassie, Fear is an inevitable thing. Whether we willingly admit it or not, we’re all scared of something. But, sometimes when we meet the right people, we are rewarded with the strength and courage to do exactly what we were afraid of doing. Relationships are one of the hardest things to leave behind, especially when…
Tag: Fiction
On Healing – A Review of Katherine Center’s How to Walk Away
Dear Anita, Not perfect, just better. Not perfect. Just…better. This has been my incessant internal monologue since the big mental crash of my life (now nearly 8 years ago) that lead to a diagnosis first, of panic disorder with agoraphobia, and eventually settled down to a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder with strong OCD tendencies….
On Mothers – A Review of Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere
Dear Cassie, What if you were born into a different family? What if your mother was a different mother than the one you have come to know today? What if you were born into wealth? To poverty? In the world within Shaker Heights, OH created by Ng, we get a glimpse of all of these…
Young Love: A Review of Jardine Libaire’s White Fur
Dear Cassie, Does the phrase “young, wild and free” mean anything to you? Like many people, I’ve heard it plenty of times, but never stopped to think of what that phrase actually meant to me. Until I read White Fur. Street smart meets book smart. Wealth meets poverty. And the result? A Cinderella love story….
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