Review : All Things New

All Things New by Lauren Miller

Genre: Contemporary, Mental Health, Anxiety, Mental Illness, Young Adult

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Pages: 328

Published August 1st 2017 by Three Saints Press

Jessa has always felt broken inside, but she’s gotten very good at hiding it. No one at school knows about the panic attacks, the therapy that didn't help, the meds that haven’t worked. But when a severe accident leaves her with a brain injury and visible scars, Jessa’s efforts to convince the world that she’s okay finally crumble—now she looks as shattered as she feels. 

Fleeing from her old life in Los Angeles, Jessa moves to Colorado to live with her dad, where she meets Marshall, a boy whose kindness and generous heart slowly draw Jessa out of her walled-off shell and into the broken, beautiful, real world—a place where souls get hurt just as badly as bodies, and we all need each other to heal.

ALL THINGS NEW is a love story about perception and truth, physical and emotional pain, and the messy, complicated people we are behind the masks we put on for the world, perfect for fans of ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES and THE FAULT IN OUR STARS. 

Jessa has been dealing with anxiety attacks on her own with her boyfriend until he wasn't there any more. When an accident leaves her with a brain injury and scars her father makes an offer for her to come live with him. It seems she didn't come out unscathed from the accident not only does she have scars but seems to be having hallucinations with those around her seeing them broken and scarred.  Now shes in a new school meeting new people making and a new love interest and still got to learn to get past what happens to her.

Not sure if I ended that description right but I think I'm going to stick to it. After reading this book its beyond me why it took me so long to actually pick it up because now that I've finished reading this I found it to be interesting, unique, unexpected and enjoyable. TBH I think it was the cover that drew me in and after reading the description I was curious how it was going to be. The description sounded generic like plenty books that I've read before but turned out there was clear differences that make this book stand out. It's not the greatest book (don't want to over hype the book) but it was pretty good it hooked me and pretty much wouldn't let me go to the end. There was interesting moments and I loved that this book didn't feel rushed. I loved seeing the progression of Jessa learning and changing over the course of the book and that it wasn't some insta love thing that solved every issue she has (hate when books do that) I loved seeing that slow change and seeing her improve. Overall this book was pretty good and I really enjoyed it.