Girl in Pieces

I'm not sure a book like this will ever be a “safe” read for me. I hadn't realised what this book was about, just saw someone else had given it a good rating so in I jumped without reading the blurb (something I often do with e-book library books). Self-harming is like an addiction, a coping mechanism for me and I found this very triggering but also quite cathartic. Glasgow understands, she's been there. She doesn't apologise or excuse, she just presents Charlie as a complete person - not broken but slowly fixing. This book is full of people who've made mistakes, lost something or nearly fallen apart. Each one is searching for a way out of the mess they've found themselves in. There's so much positivity towards the end, Charlie's so young - I hope she does okay.
The author understands, she's been there, she's writing this to get a greater understanding and to support people like me who see every sharp edge as a possibility. I wear my scars with pride, they show my journey, Kintsugi.