Whisper To Me- Nick Lake

Whisper To Me by Nick Lake
Published By: Bloomsbury
Publication Date : May 3, 2016
Genres :Thriller , Young Adult , Romance
Pages: 544
Format: Paperback
Source :Publisher (ARC)

Synopsis-

A remarkable story of strange beauty and self-discovery from Printz Award winner Nick Lake

"Here are some things i need to say to you :
1.I hear voices (well, just one voice really)
2. I miss you
3.I wish I could take back what i did to you
4.Forgive me
I should have left Oakwood the day I made that terrible discovery on the beach . The day the voice in my head first said those awful things to me . Before everything spun out of control.
But then I wouldn't have met you ..."

Cassie is writing a letter to the boy whose heart she broke. She’s trying to explain why. Why she pushed him away. Why her father got so angry when he saw them together. Why she disappears some nights. Why she won’t let herself remember what happened that long-ago night on the boardwalk. Why she fell apart so completely.

Desperate for his forgiveness, she’s telling the whole story of the summer she nearly lost herself. She’s hoping he’ll understand as well as she now does how love—love for your family, love for that person who makes your heart beat faster, and love for yourself—can save you after all.

My views -
Nick lake in his novel presents to us the story of Cassie . A girl who is suffering from traumatic Schizophernia . Although a love letter , the love theme doesn't overshadow the important theme Nick is dealing herewith , mental illness. I personally loved how he did it , how respectful he was throughout . And let me tell you , this isn't just a love letter , there is so much more , there's family , there's friendship , there's death , inner demons, murder mystery and most importantly ,healing .

"I was shining. Light was blazing from my every pore .My eyes were closed and the strip lights were turning the inside of my eyelids red,everything red. That's your colour you know, the one i see and feel when i think of you .Emotions are always associated with colours,aren't they? Green with envy.Well, when you are in my head you are always there with red : sunlight, warmth ,heat .
People are green with envy .Yellow with cowardice .I am red with you ."

Written in a conversational tone Cassie's voice just grips you in you know .. you keep reading because you want the answers for yourself and you keep doing that until you realise that you've actually finished reading and are in a puddle of tears .Perfect , isn't it?

"So i lost myself for a long time , and i did some terrible things to you and told you some terrible lies . But this is me now ,okay? This is my real voice , my one true voice ,which i am sending to you throught the ether , over the wires and the wireless, so that you can hear it"

What i loved most about Nick's writing was how vividly i could picture every episode as i read and his use of anecdotes are absoulutely stunning and appropriate , if you're a fan of anecdotes as much as i am , you're sure to enjoy it .
All in all , I recommend this to everyone looking for a coming age story of brilliant writing, everything stated above packed in one and happy endings , almost !

I am rating this book a 5 ☆'s because i love it so much !