Book
Review
Basic Details:
Book Title: Following
Shadows
Subtitle:
Author: C.R Eede
Genre: Poetry
Part of a series?
Order in series:
Best read after earlier
books in series?
Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57923960-following-shadows
Overall
score:
I
scored this book 5/5
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Short
Summary of the book:
This is not a book for the faint-hearted. It
is a book that gives you the raw emotional feelings of someone who has gone
through the depths of depression. Fortunately, she has come out at the other
end of it.
The book made me want to wrap up the author
in my arms to keep her safe and secure. Worried about her wellbeing and safety.
If you are strong enough to read the raw desperation of depression, this is a
book to recommend. If you struggle with suicidal thoughts yourself, perhaps it
will help, but there is also a chance it will push you over the edge.
The book certainly makes depression more
accessible to the masses.
What
I liked about the book:
The honesty of the author.
What
I didn’t like about the book:
The fact the author had to go through those.
It made me so angry to find discrimination is still so very ingrained in
society and causing so much pain, depression and risk of loss of life. Be kind
to everyone, including yourself.
My
favourite bits in the book:
Where the process of writing the book led to
seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. A realisation that life is worth
living after all.
My
least favourite bits in the book:
There was nothing to dislike about the book.
Any
further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?
I believe the author has written another
book. This is the first I have read.
What
books could this be compared to and why?
I’m not sure there is any book quite like
this one. It’s honest, raw, and also with hope for a future.
Recommendation:
In
summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:
|
Children |
No |
|
Young
Adult |
Maybe |
|
Adult |
Yes |
If
you like honesty and poetry, this book may
be the book for you.
I’m
certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.
Book
Description by Author:
Following Shadows trails my personal
experiences with depression through a series of relatable and raw poetic reads
written to help those who suffer from depression and those who want to understand
it better. This book aims to spread more awareness of just how mind-numbing
depression can be and to better educate the vulnerable side of the hidden
illness. It is here to offer a comfort blanket to those who feel they may be
alone in the internal battle that no one else can see and provide a
visualisation of what depression is genuinely like to those who have never had
to experience it.
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