Name: Home Home
ISBN: 9781984893581

Lisa Allen-Agostini

"Originally published in paperback in Great Britain by Papillote Press, London, in 2018"--Title page verso.

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Briar's Reviews

Home Home by Lisa Allen-Agostini is an excellent book about a girl from Trinidad who learns to deal with her mental illness.

This contemporary read will give your heart a squeeze and leave you wanting for more. I fell in love with these characters and only wanted to hear more about them. Lisa did such a magical job of showing us inside the head of a teenage girl and giving us insights into Trinidad's culture. I felt such a great connection with the struggles of mental health and not feeling like you fit in. Also - LGBTQ+ representation!

Such a wonderful and easy read that is a must read on my list!

Four out of five stars!

Jelke Lenaerts

I received a galley of this book through Netgalley  
This book has content warnings for alcoholism, a suicide attempt, homophobia, anxiety, depression and panic attacks.

This was a short read but it still manages to pack quite a punch. I love how the author didn't hold back when it came to these difficult issues. She didn't talk anything down and really showed the good and the bad moments. That was especially surprising to me because the main character is only fourteen and usually books with younger characters don't really include all of this. I really liked the family dynamics in this book. They were very complex and also very well explained. I also love how all the diversities were discussed in this book. It all just felt so casual and just like respectful conversations friends/family have to better understand each other. The only problem I had with this book though is that I think some things could have been a bit better fleshed out. If this book was just about 50 pages longer it could have been magnificent.

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