7/6/2023 0 Comments Vi keeland dirty letters![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It’s a tricksome conundrum when you think you want to get better, but you hold tight to your sickness, so you don’t have to change. Shutting herself off from the world, she is in a war against herself. Luca is struggling to survive, crushing social anxiety as a result of PTSD. I don’t like clowns.” Dirty Letters by Vi Keeland & Penelope Ward I have a fear of crowds and confined places.” She set the kettle down on the stove and lit the burner. No one had ever asked me such a direct question about my mental health. I can take Penelope’s punches while Vi holds my hand. I love the stories-but I’m wrung out and exhausted by loving characters like Sevin, Jake, and Channing, which is why I love when she and Vi Keeland write together. But I don’t find it emotionally comfortable to get though. She’s excellent at delicately, but honestly, depicting the mental health and mental illness challenges her characters must face. I won’t lie, though I always feel emotionally exhausted on the last page because this woman writes trauma earnestly. I loved both of these novels and most of the other Ward books I have read since. I think the first Penelope Ward book I read was Stepbrother Dearest-No, it was Jake Undone. ![]()
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