Sunday, February 5, 2023

WE ARE ALL SO GOOD AT SMILING by Amber McBride

 

Whimsy suffers from clinical depression. She has been hospitalized multiple times in recent years. She feels guilty about the disappearance of her older brother years ago. Her parents seem to want to assure her health and safety so as not to repeat any mistakes made with her brother.

When a new boy named Faerry moves into her neighborhood, Whimsy has the feeling she should know him. His sister went missing the same time as Whimsy's brother. A friendship grows between them, and they begin to share their similar feelings of sadness and loneliness. Both are drawn to a haunted woods nearby even though it frightens them. Something there promises to answer the many questions they have about their missing siblings.

Amber McBride is also the author of ME (MOTH). This new novel, written in verse, combines friendship and depression with a touch of fairy tale magic.

No comments: