This review of FAKERS is exactly why I wrote this book. My heart is so touched. To anyone who has felt the dark touch of depression, I hope you stay strong and keep the faith. Talk to someone. Ask for help. You. Are. Not. Alone. From the wonderfully sweet, Ms Kitty Kat ✩★✩★✩5-Emotional Stars✩★✩★✩ ✩ *ARC given by the author in exchange for an honest review* The story is about pretending to be someone else, acting like nothing is bothering you and that everything is just perfect. BUT deep down no one has any idea whats really going on with you and how youre really feeling deep inside. No one will understand how you really feel because its your body and mind. Its you! Kyra is a YouTuber, who is all smiles on camera but in reality has her own demons and tries to deal with it the best she can. Her mother died in prison and was a drug addict. She started drinking, but eventually stopped before it became uncontrollable. Shes a 24 year old virgin, but just because she is doesnt make her a prude. Growing up with no love surrounding her, it was hard. She has a grandmother name Florence, who is a disgrace to all the grandmothers out there. She did nothing to support Kyra. All she did was tell her how awful Kyras mother was. All the hateful things she would say about her mother that made Kyra feel even worse and did not help with harming herself. Its her way to cope with the pain she feels and the frustration she has for her grandmother. Hale likes to keep it to himself. Hes been in jail before for something he didnt even do. Somehow the town sleeps better knowing that Hale is in jail, even for the most idiotic reason. The town only waits for something involving Hale and without even giving him the chance to explain, they just throw him in jail automatically. He is the type that does not socialize much and hates bullies. Was always there to protect his brother Cade. Reading this book made me all emotional. For someone who has been through depression and who sell themselves short, you can relate to Kyra. I had to keep an open mind when I read this book. Having anxiety issues is not fun and I wouldnt wish it for anyone to experience. If you dont have the right kind of support around you or get the help to better yourself, it will end up killing you. All Kyra wanted was to be loved and to be wanted. She did not get that from the only family she had left, which was her grandmother. I hated the fact that the only thing that maybe couldve stopped Kyra from harming herself was kept from her by her grandmother. Will Kyra be strong enough to stay alive? Or will she end up killing herself when she finds out more about her mothers past from her horrid grandmother? This is something I should apply to my real life. Going through what Kyra went through is hard to experience and fighting to stay strong is exhausting. Always worried about what other peoples opinion about you. Their opinions count the most even though they shouldnt. Its a fight every day. Harming yourself doesnt solve anything. By doing that, you just end up hurting yourself even more and the people around you, the people who care about you the most. Reading Kyra and Hales story hit home for me. I broke down after reading their story and theres also a lesson to be learned. I would highly recommend this to people who is insecure and feels alone and not allowing themselves to be loved. This was a heartfelt read by Meg Collett and I loved it!
Posted on: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:37:32 +0000