Name: Bria's review of The Tragedy of Dane Riley by Kat Spears
Item: The Tragedy of Dane Riley
Rating: 4
Author: Bria

Kat Spears

“In this necessary tale grappling with some of the prickly parts of life—mental health, loss, friendship—Spears proves once again that she's a master, not just of the teenage voice, but also of carefully crafting stories with both heart and teeth. Stories that bond themselves to readers and live with them—in them—far after the last page.” —Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Stamped and Long Way Down A teen confronts his feelings about his father’s death, his new family, and the girl next door in this emotional young adult novel from critically-acclaimed author Kat Spears Dane Riley’s grasp on reality is slipping, and he’s not sure that he cares. While his mother has moved on after his father’s death, Dane desperately misses the man who made Dane feel okay to be himself. He can’t stand his mother’s boyfriend, or the boyfriend’s son, whose favorite pastime is tormenting Dane. Then there’s the girl next door: Dane can’t quite define their relationship, and he doesn’t know if he’s got the courage to leave the friend zone. An emotional novel about mental health, and dealing with grief and growing up, The Tragedy of Dane Riley is the story of a teenager looking to make sense of his feelings in the wake of tragedy, and finding the strength he needs to make life worth living.

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The Tragedy of Dane Riley

Becca Futrell

Bria

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           I absolutely hate this book. Not in a "wow, this book is horrible" way but a "i'm not ready for the truth" way. Whenever I’m in a bout of depression, I have all these feelings that I’m aware of but could never explain. This book took all of those feelings and made them almost tangible. It made me more aware of how I’m feeling, and I’m not a fan lol. I love how realistic this book is about mental health issues. It’s such a breath of fresh air to be able to relate to a character in this way.

I definitely would’ve given this 5 stars if love wasn’t being shown as an answer to depression. It definitely helps, but it’s damaging to young people who suffer from mental illness to hear/see that. This is a prevalent problem in media, and it’s not helpful.

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