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A review by sarahjunebooks
When Elephants Fly by Nancy Richardson Fischer
3.0
Thank you to Harlequin Teen for sending me a finished copy of When Elephants Fly in exchange for an honest review.
Young Adult - Contemporary - Mental Health
This book covers schizophrenia, and stigmas about mental health. This book is a lot easier to read than I thought it was going to be. It can be mainly categorized as a young adult contemporary book that also covers mental health as well as animal rights.
This book offers hope and brutal honesty, both of which I found extremely appealing throughout this story.
The characters, especially T. Lillian Decker (Lily) are well written. I think one of the parts that I liked the most about this entire book was Lily's growth as she comes out of her shell and decides to truly start living. I really enjoyed the differences and the uniqeness of the characters.
I've never read this type of book before, so this was sort of like going into unchartered waters. This book is emotional and will really make you think of mental health in a new light. I really enjoyed the fact that elephants are tied into the storyline.
I wasn't a big fan of the romance that developed, I thought that it was rather quick and sudden. There was also one part that I found rather inappropriate.
In my opinion, the plot dragged for some of the book, but overall, it was enjoyable to read.
**There are a few potential triggers for anyone tirelessly working through mental health challenges: abuse, suicide, schizophrenia.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the genre young adult contemporary, that is looking for something different than the normal same old same old that generally comes with books in the contemporary genre.
Thanks for stopping by and reading this book review!
Young Adult - Contemporary - Mental Health
This book covers schizophrenia, and stigmas about mental health. This book is a lot easier to read than I thought it was going to be. It can be mainly categorized as a young adult contemporary book that also covers mental health as well as animal rights.
This book offers hope and brutal honesty, both of which I found extremely appealing throughout this story.
The characters, especially T. Lillian Decker (Lily) are well written. I think one of the parts that I liked the most about this entire book was Lily's growth as she comes out of her shell and decides to truly start living. I really enjoyed the differences and the uniqeness of the characters.
I've never read this type of book before, so this was sort of like going into unchartered waters. This book is emotional and will really make you think of mental health in a new light. I really enjoyed the fact that elephants are tied into the storyline.
I wasn't a big fan of the romance that developed, I thought that it was rather quick and sudden. There was also one part that I found rather inappropriate.
In my opinion, the plot dragged for some of the book, but overall, it was enjoyable to read.
**There are a few potential triggers for anyone tirelessly working through mental health challenges: abuse, suicide, schizophrenia.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys the genre young adult contemporary, that is looking for something different than the normal same old same old that generally comes with books in the contemporary genre.
Thanks for stopping by and reading this book review!