Clean: The London Collection

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I will recommend this book to anyone who shows an interest in books about mental health, like diverse characters, and can’t read a book without some love interest (like me 😉 ). While this subject matter didn’t offend, it failed to deliver that human connection that made me offer empathy to these characters beyond the generic hope of them getting better. She's aggressive, verbally attacking anyone that crosses her path, dropping more c-bombs than you can count. Dennoch erschien mir die Behandlung dieser Süchte und Lexis gesamter Aufenthalt in der Enzugsklink irgendwie zu harmlos?

It hits so many hard topics right at the core, but works through them, exploring the good and the bad. Todas lidam com problemas e algumas conseguem ultrapassá-los, outras ainda estão a tentar e outras não conseguem, tal como na vida real.Lexi has been raised without a care for money, and it is something that is evident in the first few chapters.

Und ich fand’s toll, dass Dawson auch viele Therapiegespräche eingebaut hat, dass sie überhaupt im Großen und Ganzen einen positiven Klinikaufenthalt eingebaut hat – aber letztendlich war es mir dann doch ein bisschen zu too much. The Lexi we meet in the first few chapters is an annoying self-absorbed little brat, and I loved seeing her develop as the story progressed. Clean is a brilliant YA read and a perfect example of how YA fiction can be used to tackle more mature ideas in a thoughtful way to make a real impact on its reader. I won't go into the specific characters and what makes them diverse, as I don't want to accidentally slip into any spoilers.

That said, she’s exceptionally well written and complex, and I love her with the horses, and the moments with the others in rehab. However, by the end of the novel she's matured exponentially, but the shift is completely natural and believable. It did take me a little while to get into the book as I can’t say I was overly fond of the main character, Lexi, to begin with. Ist nicht das Schlimmste, den Rest seines Lebens mit einer solchen Sucht zu leben und gegen einen möglichen Rückfall zu kämpfen? Auch wenn ich mir das Ganze doch noch etwas schonungsloser gewünscht hätte mit etwas mehr Realität, konnte mich das Buch absolut fesseln.