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Amelia Gannon is invisible. Her parents adopted several boys from Central America and they demand all of their attention. She isn’t particularly popular. Michael Brooks, a quirky young man, steps into her life and woos her. She’s resistant at first, but they fall into a deep, dark, passionate relationship.

Gannon is a cutter. With all the problems swirling around her, the touch of a knife relieves her. Brooks has his own scars, so he understands what Gannon wants. The bloodletting scenes are not easy to read, particularly towards the end of the book.

Desir created characters who are self-destructive, flawed, and haunting. Reading about their backgrounds was heartbreaking. I had to have tissues on hand, especially during the last half. I enjoyed the author’s first novel and I’m glad she didn’t disappoint for the second. The author is a master at edgy, contemporary YA.


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Bleed Like Me eBook C Desir Reviews

Great book!!
Couldn't put it down once I started reading it. I felt like I was Gannon. Didn't want it to end.
Bleed Like Me is another captivating, consuming, and beautifully written story by Christa Desir. Christa's characters step off the pages. She isn't afraid to explore and expose uncomfortable subject matter and does so in a meaningful and honest manner.
Loved this book. Great writing, and I found myself rooting for Gannon and Brooks despite their codependence. A blunt, raw ending that left me stunned.
Just as described )
GRADE D-

ONE WORD dreadful

BLACK BOX WARNING ***gratuitous violence against a kitten***

Amelia "Gannon" should be a sympathetic character. She lives with her overwhelmed parents and three undisciplined, monstrous adopted brothers. I could understand why she cut herself to release tension, and why she was closed off toward others, even why she was vulnerable to the stalkerish Brooks. Her sense of hopelessness and her low self-esteem made sense Gannon lost me with how unkindly she treated everyone who was showed her kindness, her best friend, boss, coworker, teacher who wanted to help.

Gannon's parents were so overwhelmed with her brothers, they looked for her help with the kids and for her to be invisible as not to burden them. In one if the worst examples of poor parental judgment, they are do exhausted from the nonstop chaos of her brothers, they decide leaving the boys with her for a weekend to get away was appropriate. Unfortunately, this can happen in real life.

The worst aspect of Crista Desir's BLEED LIKE ME was the romanticizing of Brooks' stalker-like behavior. When he follows Gannon home and sneaks through her window, this is not courtship. This is creepy and dangerous and should be a harbinger of an unhealthy relationship. Gannon can't see this, she wasn't raised to recognize boundaries, but the way Desir wrote the scenes, without a even Gannon's best friend to provide some moral concept, Desir sends a potentially dangerous message to readers.

Gannon doesn't grow throughout the book, even when she appears to develop some insights, readers don't get to see a payoff. While the ending is open, I found little about which to be optimistic for her. Maybe this is realistic, but Desir could have made a few minor changes to give readers hope of the possibility of overcoming extremely dysfunctional relationships. I like dark books, and I don't need happy endings or resolutions tied in fancy bows. I can't think to whom anyone I'd recommend BLEED LIKE ME, even clients in bad relationships will probably think theirs are healthy in comparison to Brooks and Gannon's.

Desir does have a readable style of writing and I might try another of her novels at some point. I appreciate the story she was trying to tell, but think she could have done so better.
I really liked this book. Ahhh! To good. I've read it three times and each time I cried. If your looking for a quick read this is the book for you. If your looking for a happy go-lucky books, don't read this book. It's dark and sometimes cringe worthy. The writing is good but sometimes it's a little weird. All in all be ready to have emotional pain.
Amelia Gannon is invisible. Her parents adopted several boys from Central America and they demand all of their attention. She isn’t particularly popular. Michael Brooks, a quirky young man, steps into her life and woos her. She’s resistant at first, but they fall into a deep, dark, passionate relationship.

Gannon is a cutter. With all the problems swirling around her, the touch of a knife relieves her. Brooks has his own scars, so he understands what Gannon wants. The bloodletting scenes are not easy to read, particularly towards the end of the book.

Desir created characters who are self-destructive, flawed, and haunting. Reading about their backgrounds was heartbreaking. I had to have tissues on hand, especially during the last half. I enjoyed the author’s first novel and I’m glad she didn’t disappoint for the second. The author is a master at edgy, contemporary YA.