teens on a trip where they could easily harm themselves whether it be accidental or purposefully. Yes let’s bring a bunch of suicidal, etc. No mental hospital in their right mind (and ethically) would force patients to go on a dangerous hiking/climbing/camping trip in order to be released from the hospital. Lastly, the whole “final journey” they take to reach level 5 and be sent home is WILDLY unrealistic. It’s something you want to do at times even when you don’t have a reason to. The addiction to cutting that Vanessa has is somewhat realistic though, I’ll give her that. I would be upset if someone assumed I was locked up for 6 months. The longest stay I ever had was 2 weeks which is pretty long. Of course someone who has never been through the experience would not know… that’s why it makes me upset it is portrayed in such a way. I’ve never encountered a tier system to exit a hospital, it’s just ridiculous. Ellen makes it seem like the mental hospital has way more control than they are actually given. Young teens don’t spend upwards of six months in a mental hospital, especially not for having issues with cutting (reason why I was hospitalized). Read moreĪs someone who was in and out of mental hospitals as a young teen, this book is just really unrealistic which makes it unenjoyable for me. Now they have a second chance, and just maybe, with each other's help, they can find their way to a better life-but only if they're strong and can fight the demons that brought them here in the first place. They grabbed the blade, the bottle, the gun-and tried to end it all. In one instant each of these young people decided enough was enough.
But dig a little deeper and find a boy who is in constant battle with his parents, his life, himself.
Tony, after suffering a painful childhood, can only find peace through pills.Īnd Conner, outwardly, has the perfect life. Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her secrets keep her answering the call of the blade. Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act-suicide. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same. From the bestselling author of Crank, the story of three kids whose lives collide at a mental hospital after each attempts suicide.
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