Sunday 28 May 2017

A NEW REVIEW: Room Empty by Sarah Mussi

Hello readers!
I'll keep my introduction short. It's been a while and uni essays have stolen me away from the joy of reading (to put it very melodramatically) but I'm pleased to be back with my latest review of:

 Room Empty by Sarah Mussi.

A little background...
Sarah Mussi has written many books already but Room Empty is a bit different in exploring the story of two teenagers Dani and Fletcher who are receiving treatment for an eating disorder and Drug addiction respectively. The story is told entirely from the perspective of Dani following their decision to face their issues together. It also features the caption 'a searing novel about love on the brink, with a murder at its heart'.
If you've not already opened a new tab to find this book on Amazon based on just that background keep reading and I guarantee you will (unless of course your heading straight to your local Waterstones branch instead haha)

So now it's time to show you the beautiful cover because of course if you've ready any of my posts before particularly after the Scholastic Bloggers brunch or seen my bookstagram you'll know that I love a book cover. There's certainly nothing disappointing about this one...


In all honesty I have nothing negative to say about this book. But listing 101 amazing things about this book would be pretty tiresome and I'm not completely sure even I would read all 101. So instead in possibly the uniquest layout yet I give you an acrostic of some of the many wonderful features of Room Empty (whoever said reviews can't be interesting).

REAL INSIGHT: Sarah provided a real insight into not only the mind of Dani but also the mind of Fletcher and other characters within the story.
OPTIMISTIC: There was a tone of hope in this book that constantly shone through, despite struggle and difficulty of the characters positivity remained.
Open: This book explored the lives of Dani and Fletcher so openly that as a reader I was able to resonate and understand them.
More than just a simple story: There were so many layers to this story: Dani's recovery, Fletcher's recovery, their respective pasts and futures and then the present tense overlapping all else. I loved how intertwined they all were so carefully and well.

Enjoyable: just a plain and simple overlooked point really. I enjoyed reading this book
Multiple new words: if you're asking what on earth I'm going on about I don't blame you. But for me I love to pick up a book and find new words. 'Puerile' is definitely my new favourite haha
Page-turning intrigue: When reading the book I was eagerly reading page to page and asa reader I feel that the flow of the book was a huge contributing factor to that.
Time and place: Building on from the point before I loved how Sarah crafted a book where I could understand Dani's thoughts and mind whilst she was was having a conversation or sitting at breakfast. In other books, I've ended up re-reading pages a dozen times to try to understand but never had that issue as it flowed so well giving such insight into her internal battle.
Young love well balanced to the story: I love a romance more than most but really appreciated that the book didn't have unrealistic presentations of love. It was never suggested that love could be some magic cure to their illness and the romance was well-balanced within the story.

That's all for today. If you got this far, Thanks for reading and I hoped you all enjoyed this post (and my acrostic)!



*Note: I am not paid to review books and review purely for fun when and where possible. I own no rights to the photographs of books unless stated as my own. I received this book from the publisher to review but will only review books that I actually do enjoy, if it's not my cup of tea I just won't write about it, I don't believe in critical reviews every book has strongpoints and realistically not every book is for me.

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