A review by lucythebuller13
Saving Red by Sonya Sones

5.0

This book.
This book.
This book.
I have no idea
where to even start.
This book
Ripped out
My heart.
And that's all I'm going to write in verse :P speaking of things written in verse, THIS BOOK IS. It's the first book I've ever read written in verse, so it was a totally new experience for me.
This book is one the best representations of mental illness I've read. The main character, Molly, has panic attacks. It's something I've dealt with, and I feel like the author showed it in a raw and honest way, a way she couldn't have without the style she implemented. I know a lot of books use verse these days, so I know to me the style and story was so unique. To others, maybe it's not, but I really enjoyed it. Another character is super mentally unstable but I love how it shows she still a person, still human.
There is a really sweet, wonderful romance but it's not the whole point of the book, or super overwhelming. It was really cute and lovely.
So let's talk about the characters. There are really only six, which made this book really pop. Because there wasn't a ton, each one really got fleshed out and explored. I really loved all the characters, and I adored every word of the story within these pages.
I'm not going to say much more, because I knew nothing about this story before reading it and the reading experience was so, so good.
The verdict? GO READ THIS BOOK.

CONTENT GUIDE -
Intimacy - thoughts of kissing, a mentally ill character nearly strips, then nearly gets attacked by rapists
Drugs/drinking - a major character is hooked on pot
Cursing - almost none
Violence - none, but this book is really intense.