Losing Adam

by Adrienne Clarke

[stressedrach]

Losing Adam is not a typical New Adult read but for that I am glad. What I really liked about this book is that it highlights something that many books don’t, mental health illness in younger people. This is a real thing that affects more people than you would think and I think Adrienne Clarke highlighted it very well.
I think it was well laid out with Adam and Jenny both having their point of views throughout the book. How much of a shock it was for not only Adam and Jenny but how Adam’s parents felt and dealt with it too. This is how a lot of people handle it at first, it’s like delving into the unknown, and denial is the first emotion for many and why they didn’t notice this was happening.
This is all set in their hometown and college. With the Snow Queen fairytale in Adam’s mind a lot of the time trying to lure him to her palace.
I read this really quickly, I was hooked although I knew what was “wrong” with Adam before the book told us, going on the journey from no mental health illness to something quite sudden and severe without treatment and then treatment and how his and Jenny’s life changed.
I would definitely recommend this book.