How to Make Friends with the Dark

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As she slowly begins to make a way for herself, Tiger creates a new kind of family, some related and some not, who will love her and travel forward with her. The various odd nicknames were jarring, as I've literally never met a single person in my entire life who honestly went by Cake or Crash or something like that. Girl in pieces" brauchte hierzulande zwei Anläufe, bis es eine ausreichende Leserschaft erreichen konnte, wobei heutzutage scheinbar schon der "TikTok made me by it" Hinweis als Lockmittel ausreicht; mir soll es Recht sein! It's written mostly from the author's personal experience and I have so much respect and adoration for the author. if you’ve lost your mom or even someone very close to you, this book could be incredibly triggering for you, no matter how long ago it was.

How to Make Friends with the Dark is a gorgeously nuanced meditation on grief and family, and the incredible love that can pull you through the darkest of times.

i am fortunate enough to have only went through that twice with the passing of my grandparents, but i can’t and don’t want to imagine how much it must hurt to lose someone from your immediate family.

I wanted to like it, I really did, and sometimes I did actually like it, but the writing and execution for me were the biggest issues. The onslaught of grief and regret is so intimate that at times the novel feels claustrophobic, as if there is no escape. At least the last chapter of Atlas made me angry for how long and pointless it was, and how it’s ruining its story by preaching. I guess I haven’t read many books where kids are shuttled between homes, but this was an interesting overview that I’ve never seen. But I need the other half of my machine to beep and whir at me, and to do all that other stuff moms are supposed to do.Because Tiger has no other family member available to take her, she is placed into the foster system (which is shocking given that her best friend’s parents are willing to look after her, but rules. It never goes away because when you lose someone you lose some parts of yourselves and you turn into a different person.