A review by anjh
All The Things We Never Said by Yasmin Rahman

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

(check TWs before reading!)
omg. wow. i loved this so much and would definitely say it’s one of my top 5 favourite books of all time. 
i love the way it was written with the different POVs, which really made sense for the story. i also love the paragraph layout Olivia’s chapters and how creative it was, almost showing the intensity of what was going on inside her mind through the formatting of the words. 
another thing i loved was the diversity of the characters - Mehreen who is a Pakistani(?) muslim, Cara who is a paraplegic character in a wheelchair and Olivia who is the stereotypical white “pick-me girl”. the book really showed all the ways in which someone’s life can contribute to their mental health and how dangerous and distrustful websites can sometimes be. 

—tw for next part: depression, anxiety, SI and SH—
as someone who has experience with the above, i think this book really portrayed depression and anxiety well and how quickly and strongly the thoughts can take up your mind and your entire being. Mehreen’s experience in particular really demonstrated the reality of how hard it is to battle intrusive thoughts, self hatred, SH urges and SI thoughts until you just end up giving in. 

thank you, Yasmin Rahman, for writing one of my now favourite books ever.
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