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Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow



Girl in Pieces is a YA fiction novel by Kathleen Glasgow. Charlotte Davis has been through a lot. After her father's death, and the near death of Charlie's best friend, Charlie and her mother had a falling out that resulted in her living on the streets. After barely surviving many attempted attacks, Charlie tries to take her own life. Instead, she is rescued and left at an institution. After recovering for some time, and trying to learn how to deal with her pain in healthier ways than self-harm, Charlie finds herself in Arizona.

Sex: High. It's discussed between characters, Charlie lived in a sex house for a brief period and although she didn't participate, she refers back to it in her memories quite often. Charlie mentions in passing her sexual encounters with previous people and in more detail with the guy she is seeing during the book. There is also another graphic scene when she catches her love interest with someone else.

Language: High.

Drug/Alcohol Use: Several drug abusers in this book. Charlie's love interest is on drugs. Her friend Blue is also a recovering meth addict. Lots of drinking.

Violence/Gore/Frightening Scenes/Death: Charlie self-harms by cutting herself. She attempts suicide on two different occasions. A close friend of Charlie's nearly dies and another close friend does die. Lots of sadness and death and violence.

Final Note: I'm not really sure what to think about this book. The goal of the author was to show the emotions behind self-harm, but this book went much further than that. Even though it's YA, it's extremely sexually graphic and the language is very mature. I would just say proceed with caution.

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