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Deeply Dippy

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Mosfegh

May 18, 2025 by Zirza Leave a Comment

The year is 2000, the place is downtown Manhattan. Our protagonist is young, beautiful and rich. She has a degree in art history from a prestigious university and a job at a trendy art gallery. On the face of it, she is living the Manhattan dream, but she is deeply unhappy. All she wants is to sleep. Her theory is that her cells will renew themselves that way, that she will thus become a new person. So she locks herself into her apartment, takes staggering […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: 9/11, anxiety and depression, my year of rest and relaxation, new york, New York Art Scene, Otessa Mosfegh

Zirza's CBR17 Review No:26 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: 9/11, anxiety and depression, my year of rest and relaxation, new york, New York Art Scene, Otessa Mosfegh ·
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Two Star Romance Roundup

Trust (London Love Book #5) by Sophia Soames

You Can Count on Me (Christmas Daddies Book 2) by Fae Quin

Not All Himbos Wear Capes (Villainous Things Book 1) by C. Rochelle

Omega on the Run (Bangers & Mash Book 5) by M.M. Farmer

July 13, 2024 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

CBR16 Bingo: Liberate Characters in the books are seeking liberation from their past mistakes, their families, their fears, or their obligations. Trust (London Love Book #5) By Sophia Soames Reuben has a steady job and is well-liked by his colleagues. He works as a doorman, along with his father and his cousins, at the Westminster Clouds hotel. After a rough adolescence, he is grateful to have a stable home and job, and he owes it to his father. Still, he wishes he could break out […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: anxiety and depression, bdsm romance, C. Rochelle, cbr16bingo, cinnamon roll protagonist, Fae Quin, gay romance, liberate, London, M.M. Farmer, m/m romance, neurodivergent protagonist, omegaverse, queer romance, Sophia Soames, superheroes, sworn enemies, villians

carmelpie's CBR16 Review No:62 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: anxiety and depression, bdsm romance, C. Rochelle, cbr16bingo, cinnamon roll protagonist, Fae Quin, gay romance, liberate, London, M.M. Farmer, m/m romance, neurodivergent protagonist, omegaverse, queer romance, Sophia Soames, superheroes, sworn enemies, villians ·
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Eliza Has Monsters

Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia

February 10, 2023 by Tracy Leave a Comment

Eliza has external and internal monsters. She has the external high school kind of monsters who like to pick on and reject anyone who seems different. She has the internal monsters of anxiety and insecurity. And of course, she has the monsters that she has created for her webcomic. Eliza is the creator of a highly popular webcomic called Monstrous Sea. She publishes under a pseudonym, and very few people in her life know that she and her nom de plume LadyConstellation are the same person. […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: anxiety and depression, Fiction, francesca zappia, Young Adult

Tracy's CBR15 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: anxiety and depression, Fiction, francesca zappia, Young Adult ·
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You’re just gonna assume they’re a she?

Heartstopper Volume 1 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 2 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 3 by Alice Oseman

Heartstopper Volume 4 by Alice Oseman

November 25, 2022 by carmelpie Leave a Comment

  I love him so, so much. But what I’ve realized through all of this is that we need other people too: siblings, parents, friends, more friends, a therapist. Even teachers sometimes. That doesn’t mean our relationship isn’t strong. ― Alice Oseman, Heartstopper Volume 4 I’ve been working my way through my recommendation list lately. As soon as I wrap up one series, I’m sad that it is over. I tend to go looking for something along the same lines. After falling in love with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: alice oseman, anxiety and depression, British Schoolboys, gay romance, Graphic Novel/Comic, high school romance, LGBTQ romance, Mental Health, queer romance, Young Adult Romance

carmelpie's CBR14 Review No:34 · Genres: Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: alice oseman, anxiety and depression, British Schoolboys, gay romance, Graphic Novel/Comic, high school romance, LGBTQ romance, Mental Health, queer romance, Young Adult Romance ·
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It can be okay

Everything Is OK by Debbie Tung

July 29, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Everything Is OK by Debbie Tung is actually a 4.5 as the ending felt a bit pushed (as if she needed 200 pages so she repeated herself a few times some of  the concepts and ideas, but was just using different wording). Otherwise, Everything Is Okay is a very loving letter about herself to herself and how she shares that with us.   We follow the narrator as we travel with them learning about their anxiety and depression. We find the relatable ideas of trying to be […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: anxiety and depression, Debbie Tung, family, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:414 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: anxiety and depression, Debbie Tung, family, Social Themes ·
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