A review by asparagusisreading
We Are All So Good at Smiling by Amber McBride
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.75
3.75 stars
Thank you to Netgalley, Amber McBride, and everyone apart of the FierceReads team for this e-arc to read and review.
Written in verse, WE ARE ALL SO GOOD AT SMILING, follows Whimsy, a teenager with clinical depression caused by traumas from her past that she seems to remember differently from everyone around her. While she's at a treatment center, she meets Faerry, a boy with wings, garden tattoos, and someone she recognizes to have the same magic as her. When she leaves the center, he's not far behind.... as her new neighbor and sharing the same fears of the Forest. As they spend more time together, Whimsy and Faerry discover their lives are more interconnected than they originally thought and reopen old wounds to heal. Told with fairy tale references and magical elements, this story beautifully and emotionally details the affects mental health, trauma, and death has on teens and how they cope.
Trigger and Content Warnings for depression, mention and description of self harm, bullying, death, grief, suicidal thoughts and notes, racism, panic attacks,
Thank you to Netgalley, Amber McBride, and everyone apart of the FierceReads team for this e-arc to read and review.
Written in verse, WE ARE ALL SO GOOD AT SMILING, follows Whimsy, a teenager with clinical depression caused by traumas from her past that she seems to remember differently from everyone around her. While she's at a treatment center, she meets Faerry, a boy with wings, garden tattoos, and someone she recognizes to have the same magic as her. When she leaves the center, he's not far behind.... as her new neighbor and sharing the same fears of the Forest. As they spend more time together, Whimsy and Faerry discover their lives are more interconnected than they originally thought and reopen old wounds to heal. Told with fairy tale references and magical elements, this story beautifully and emotionally details the affects mental health, trauma, and death has on teens and how they cope.
Trigger and Content Warnings for depression, mention and description of self harm, bullying, death, grief, suicidal thoughts and notes, racism, panic attacks,
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Racism