Clean: The London Collection

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So verurteilt sie ein Mädchen zum Beispiel dafür, dass sie zu dick ist, ist sich aber kurz darauf bewusst, wie falsch das doch war. The Lexi we meet in the first few chapters is an annoying self-absorbed little brat, and I loved seeing her develop as the story progressed. Her brother is hoping rehab will take her away from her lifestyle and get her back on a straight path.

There were also a lot of diverse side characters who easily blend into the story and a mtf trans character who I found to be a highly realistic. While I’m neither a drug addict nor a wealthy British teenager, I found myself identifying with all the characters. I’m glad I read it, (even more glad that I borrowed it from the library) because I would have forever been wondering about it, as books with themes of mental health are of great appeal to me, it’s just a shame this one missed the mark – it wasn’t a bad book, rather, I just wanted so much more from it. The additional cast of characters are also incredible, which is what I think made this book so good, there is not one character that I didn't want to read about.Clean details Lexi’s time in rehab, as well as her past so readers can try to understand why Lexi got to this point. Lexi is a likeable character because she knows just how lucky she is that she doesn’t have to worry about money. I’d also recommend this novel for fans of Junk by Melvin Burgess and the Georgia Nicholson series by Louise Rennison. The rest of the characters are also brilliantly layered and complex: Kendall, a trans girl who is anorexic; Ruby, who overeats; Brady, a sex addict; Guy, who has OCD; and Sasha, the most difficult character of the lot. Already beginning to rattle as the effects of her last hit are long gone, Lexi descends into the hell of withdrawal and starts her recovery process.

After a night of heavy partying and drug use leads to Lexi being found unconscious and covered in vomit, her big brother stages an intervention and whisks her away whilst she’s still out of it, to Clarity, a fancy and very expensive rehab facility with a whole island of its own. Lexi Voltov has everything a girl can dream of thanks to her dad being the owner of a luxury empire of hotels. Gerade, weil Lexi mit Ko-Abhängigkeit in Beziehungen kämpft und das auch großer Teil ihrer Therapie ist. So erfahren wir von dem trans Mädchen Kendall, die an Magersucht leidet; oder von Ruby, die esssüchtig ist.Further into the novel, her bratty, moneyed veneer fades away and it shows that she's quite a good person, deep down. It's one of the best YA contemporaries I've ever read, and unquestionably one of the most unique: I can't think of another YA novel set on a rehabilitation island! The novel had great representation throughout including own voices rep through Kendall, a trans woman. Juno’s titles have received rave reviews and have been translated into more than ten languages around the world.

Vielleicht hatte ich zu viel darauf gesetzt, dass keine vorkommen würde, und war deshalb enttäuscht. Und auch wenn mich das Buch nicht komplett überzeugen konnte, so empfinde ich die Botschaft, die es vermittelt unglaublich wichtig. When thinking about how to review this book the one word that keeps coming to my mind is addictive (cliched I know!In the 20 years since Melvin Burgess's Junk, surprisingly few YA novels have dared tackle addiction.