Whisper To Me.

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whisper to me.
nick lake.

Publisher  Bloomsbury Children's.

Publication Date:May 3,2016.

Genre: YA |Mental Health| Contemporary. 

Format|Pages: Hardcover|535.

 Source:  Goodreads|Library.

CONTAINS SPOILERS

Cassie is writing a letter to the boy whose heart she broke. She’s trying to explain why. Why she pushed him away. Why her father got so angry when he saw them together. Why she disappears some nights. Why she won’t let herself remember what happened that long-ago night on the boardwalk. Why she fell apart so completely.



Desperate for his forgiveness, she’s telling the whole story of the summer she nearly lost herself. She’s hoping he’ll understand as well as she now does how love—love for your family, love for that person who makes your heart beat faster, and love for yourself—can save you after all. 

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Beautiful, heart aching, extraordinary story.



There is a lot I could say about this book, and you while experience a lot of different emotions while reading WHISPER TO ME . It’s a type of book that you will find yourself wondering how it will end, but at the same time don’t want it to end. When I came across the book at the library, I knew that it was going be intense, but I don’t think that even I realize how extreme it would get. There were times that I had to pause and think about what I read, and once I reached the end of the book, it was almost impossible for me to get the story out of my mind. I loved the way it was written, in a letter format, I thought that it was a great way to tell a story. You will get hooked from the first sentence, and you will wonder what happened, and how and why she broke his heart. Through the years I have read a lot of books about mental illness, but nothing like this. I feel as this was the most realistic one that I have read, at least so far. Once you read it, your emotions will be everywhere for a while. I couldn’t get it out of my mind, for a few days after I reached the ending.



Once Cassie started to hear a voice that wasn’t there, I knew that she was in trouble. I did wonder if Cassie had an actual mental illness, or if it was due to the traumatic experiences that she went through, like post-traumatic stress disorder. I cannot imagine having to go through what she went through, her mother’s death that she saw, then finding someone’s foot. To be honest, I don’t think that I would be able to handle it. I am not that surprised that she started to hear a voice. I do believe that the voice that she started hearing was her voice, the angry part of her. I think if I was in her situation, I would be terrified. I know that she did what voice told her because she believed it was real and that someone would get hurt if she didn’t do what the voice told her to. I do know that Cassie needed help, I was afraid that she would seriously hurt herself or someone that she loved, if she didn’t get help. Even her father realized before she did, that hearing a voice, talking to herself all time isn’t normal. I got so into this story, that there were couple nights that I ended up reading late without realizing it. WHISPER TO ME was intriguing.




WHISPER TO ME was the first book that I read by NICK LAKE and now that I have, I cannot wait to check the rest of his books. This book represents mental illness beautifully, and to me, it was realistic. I did feel as if this book was a bit too long, otherwise I couldn’t get enough of this story. I did wonder what happened after the ending, if he got her email and if he met her afterwards. You cannot to help but wonder what happens afterwards, after an ending like that one. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. Once you pick up, you won’t be able to put down, each page will have you craving for me. Be prepared for an emotional, and a thrilling ride.