Book Review

Basic Details:

Book Title: Following Shadows

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Author: C.R Eede

Genre: Poetry

Part of a series?

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Best read after earlier books in series?

Available: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57923960-following-shadows

Overall score:

I scored this book 5/5

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Short Summary of the book:

This is not a book for the faint-hearted. It is a book that gives you the raw emotional feelings of someone who has gone through the depths of depression. Fortunately, she has come out at the other end of it.

The book made me want to wrap up the author in my arms to keep her safe and secure. Worried about her wellbeing and safety. If you are strong enough to read the raw desperation of depression, this is a book to recommend. If you struggle with suicidal thoughts yourself, perhaps it will help, but there is also a chance it will push you over the edge.

The book certainly makes depression more accessible to the masses.

What I liked about the book:

The honesty of the author.

What I didn’t like about the book:

The fact the author had to go through those. It made me so angry to find discrimination is still so very ingrained in society and causing so much pain, depression and risk of loss of life. Be kind to everyone, including yourself.

My favourite bits in the book:

Where the process of writing the book led to seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. A realisation that life is worth living after all.

My least favourite bits in the book:

There was nothing to dislike about the book.

Any further books in the series? Any more planned by this author?

I believe the author has written another book. This is the first I have read.

What books could this be compared to and why?

I’m not sure there is any book quite like this one. It’s honest, raw, and also with hope for a future.

Recommendation:

In summary, I would recommend this book for the following readers:

Children No

Young Adult Maybe

Adult Yes

If you like honesty and poetry, this book may be the book for you.

I’m certainly looking forward to reading more by this author.

Book Description by Author:

Following Shadows trails my personal experiences with depression through a series of relatable and raw poetic reads written to help those who suffer from depression and those who want to understand it better. This book aims to spread more awareness of just how mind-numbing depression can be and to better educate the vulnerable side of the hidden illness. It is here to offer a comfort blanket to those who feel they may be alone in the internal battle that no one else can see and provide a visualisation of what depression is genuinely like to those who have never had to experience it.

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