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Are We All Lemmings and Snowflakes? by Holly Bourne

13 reviews

kayleejanes's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Addiction, Sexual content, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

kerry123's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Mental illness

_mm_'s review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I didn’t really like Olive because she was so busy saving other people instead of herself. I do think the message and the mental health awareness in this book are very good! But Olive was just annoying.

specifically when she kinda took advantage of Lewis

overall i liked the idea and the message of this book so 3/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Drug abuse, Bullying, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Self harm and Sexual assault

readsby_luca's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Drug abuse and Sexual assault

lucy33's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying

ciao_potatoes's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

reasalic's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

books_and_fairy_lights's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Very honest book. It's hopeful, but realistic. It depicts mental illness(es), mental states, in a way that someone who know those feelings will read themselves every page of the book, and someone who doesn't will get to feel understanding and compassion. This book makes you want to hug people, tell them that it's okay, that they should be kinder and more compassionate with themselves. It's also full of triggers - so readers should be advised and some people might find this book more distressing than helpful. Still a good read, and important, but if one feels okay and ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

ilikebooks_okay's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Woah this book, like all of Holly Bournes books, flowed so brilliantly I love Holly's writing style so much which is why I also flew through it pretty quick!
However, this book was pretty painful and has kind of put me into a emotional bit lol (laugh through the pain) I always get effected by mental health in books so I wanted tk say beforehand if you're thinking of reading please take that in mind and be in a good head space beforehand! 

"Be brave enough to show compassion. To others, but also to yourself."

In this book the main character Olive goes to camp reset which is a camp for other teenagers like herself to practice mindfulness, therapy and other soothing activitys. But Olive has other things on her mind and wants to cure mental health, she wants to stop it ever occuring and this has an impact on her own recovery.

"Everyone is fighting a battle you cannot see on the outside, so be kind." 

I really fell in love with all the different characters and dynamics of the teens. However, the end of the book had quite a few loose ends that I really wanted resolving. However, I feel this as well is crucial because it shows how mental health can create such loose ends in people's day to day lives. 

"What happened to you isn't your fault, but it is your responsibility to deal with it." 

Overall, I did really enjoy this book and characters. The premise was also super interesting and to also be in the mind of Olive was so scary, fun and informative.

Tw: Mental illness, suicidal thoughts, panic attacks/disorders, drug addiction, sexual content

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

laurynjane's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Addiction and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse