A review by meganlouise815
Room Empty, by Sarah Mussi
3.0
I recieved a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review
3.5 stars
*trigger warning*
Room Empty was a heartbreaking and raw novel which hit me hard. It is about the journeys of Dani, who is suffering from anorexia, and her support buddy Fletcher, who is battling a drug addiction. Both of their stories are emotional, and important to read about. However, I did have a couple of issues. First, the writing style was difficult to get my head around, and seemed clunky and disjointed, as it was meant to represent Dani's stream of consciousness. Throughout the book, I struggled to gel with it, although I can understand why Mussi decided this would be an effective way to tell Dani's story.
Also, I'm not sure how accurate everything was in terms of the support Dani was getting from the rehab centre she was staying in. I get that it isn't a hospital (although I think she may have needed to be in one) but the people there didn't seem to care if Dani skipped meals, or sat at the table with everyone with an empty plate. She is supposed to battling the anorexia, with the help of the people there, not continuing it. Without more support, it would have been hard for Dani to recover.
Overall, I did really enjoy Room Empty as I thought for the most part it was a fantastic story. Besides a couple of issues, the novel was very good.
3.5 stars
*trigger warning*
Room Empty was a heartbreaking and raw novel which hit me hard. It is about the journeys of Dani, who is suffering from anorexia, and her support buddy Fletcher, who is battling a drug addiction. Both of their stories are emotional, and important to read about. However, I did have a couple of issues. First, the writing style was difficult to get my head around, and seemed clunky and disjointed, as it was meant to represent Dani's stream of consciousness. Throughout the book, I struggled to gel with it, although I can understand why Mussi decided this would be an effective way to tell Dani's story.
Also, I'm not sure how accurate everything was in terms of the support Dani was getting from the rehab centre she was staying in. I get that it isn't a hospital (although I think she may have needed to be in one) but the people there didn't seem to care if Dani skipped meals, or sat at the table with everyone with an empty plate. She is supposed to battling the anorexia, with the help of the people there, not continuing it. Without more support, it would have been hard for Dani to recover.
Overall, I did really enjoy Room Empty as I thought for the most part it was a fantastic story. Besides a couple of issues, the novel was very good.