Let's Call It a Doomsday

Posted on 22 June 2018 by Katie Henry

There are so many ways the world could end There could be a fire A catastrophic flood A super eruption that spews lakes of lava Ellis Kimball has made note of all possible scenarios, and she is prepared for each one What she doesn t expect is meeting Hannah Marks in her therapist s waiting room Hannah calls their meeting fate After all, Ellis is scared about the end of the world Hannah knows when it s going to happen.Despite Ellis s anxiety about what others think of her, about what she s doing wrong, about the safety of her loved ones the two girls become fast friends As Ellis tries to help Hannah decipher the details of her doomsday premonition, she learns there are secrets Hannah isn t telling her But with time ticking down, the search for answers only raises questions When does it happen Who will believe them How do you prepare for the end of the world when it feels like your life is just getting started Katie Henry, the author of Heretics Anonymous, delivers an engrossing and thoughtful tale about how people survive with some faith in family, friends, and maybe a few prepper forums. Download Let's Call It a Doomsday By Katie Henry – kino-fada.fr This was okay I didn t really have any problems with it, but it also just didn t really inspire any major emotions from me, so 3 stars I did definitely like itthan Heretics Anonymous though, so that s a plus I ll probably keep giving Katie Henry s books a try because I feel like I could event...I toyed with the idea of not writing a review for this book Which might give you some initial insight as to why it s unrated Hopefully the review itself will explain why but also might explain why you might still want to read it yourself.First of all, our main character has pretty severe anxiety It manifests in constant doubt, internal criticism, and almost constant fatalism and we get to read that internal narrative as she hears it Her anxiety also manifests itself in a worry about the I toyed with the idea of not writing a r...A bi questioning religious girl with anxiety that includes intrusive thoughts Hot damn did I connect with this book hard I really love the way Henry writes about religion in YA and honestly after this one it s probably gonna keep me coming back to her forever I thought this was really great. I was lucky enough to receive an ARC from the author.Now I will fully admit that i m relatively ignorant of the Mormon faith other than the fact that they don t drink coffee and Mitt Romney is one I can t quite speak to the authenticity of the faith specific things BUT I cannot name a single book that I have read that has a main character that is a Mormon I love especially that Katie wrote a religiously diverse group in Heretics Anonymous and continued that theme but with a new religious I was lucky enough to receive an ARC from the author.Now I will fully admit that i m relatively ignorant of the Mormon faith other than the fact that they don t drink coffee and Mitt Romney is one I can t quite speak to the authenticity of the faith specific things BUT I cannot name a single book that I have read that has a main character that is a Mormon I love especially that Katie wrote a religiously diverse group in Heretics Anonymous and continued that theme but with a new religious group I especially love that there was someone who was bi sexual and had left the faith while also having someone continuing to be a part of the faith I also really loved that this doesn t happen in Utah It helped me realize how I have seen Mormo...katie henry has done it again, folksthis author knows exactly how to write teenage coming of age stories and this one is no different it s the perfect blend of hard hitting topics like growing up with anxiety, struggling to make your parents proud, and accepting your sexuality as a person with faith while still having the endless comedic relief of dumbass kids this is an amazing sopho novel and I can tell ...Let me start off this review by saying this is a great depiction of GAD As someone with GAD, I thought Henry s portrayal of it with Ellis s inner voice and her journey through therapy were good I read it and related strongly with the vast majority of Ellis s struggles I was impressed.Henry also had a great insight into the Mormon religion Unfortunately, as a religion, Mormonism gets a bad rap Admittedly, I am limited in my knowledge of this particular religion it is limited to THE BOOK OF Let me start off this review by saying this is a great depiction of GAD As someone with GAD, I thought Henry s portrayal of it with Ellis s inner voice and her journey through therapy were good I read it and related strongly with the vast majority of Ellis s struggles I was impressed.Henry also had a great insight into the Mormon religion Unfortunately, as a religion, Mormonism gets a bad rap Admittedly, I am limited in my knowledge of this particular religion it is limited to THE BOOK OF MORMON, I am sorry to say However this family and Ellis herself were great, unparodied insight into Mormonism I definitely learned a lot.I also liked the said characters of Sam and Theo I wish we gotof them I also am going to steal that Five Word Books game I totally would have been that kid in high school who...2.75 stars I received an ARC from HCC Frenzy in exchange for an honest review TW Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, substance abuseThis is a book that I had really mixed feelings on I adored Katie Henry s debut Heretics Anonymous But unfortunately, this was mostly meh to me.This story follows two girls, Ellis and Hannah They meet in a therapist s waiting office and get in touch from there This also has a religious component as Ellis is Mormon Ellis has overwhelming anxiety about the concept 2.75 stars I received an ARC from HCC Frenzy in exchange for an honest review TW Anxiety, intrusive thoughts, substance abuseThis is a book that I had really mixed feelings on I adored Katie Henry s debut Heretics Anonymous But unfortunately, this was mostly meh to me.This story follows two girls, Ellis and Hannah They meet in a therapist s waiting office and get in touch from there This also has a religious component as Ellis is Mormon Ellis has overwhelming anx...4.5 StarsI have super mixed feelings about this book I felt as if the things I liked about it were also the things I disliked about it Overall I felt the plot fell short, and while I enjoyed the little details of this novel, the story as a whole didn t cut it for me I also feel this no...First of all, this book has some of the best anxiety rep I ve ever read Only two pages in, I was absolutely certain that this was going to be a realistic and respectful portrayal I thought Katie Henry did a great job of capturing the intrusive thoughts that come with anxiety I always feel like people think I m weird when I tell them about the little voice in my head that never shuts up so, I swear, I felt so SEEN by this book.Ellis was a wonderful protagonist Honestly, my heart ached for her First of all, this book has some of the best anxiety rep I ve ever read Only two pages in, I was absolutely certain that this was going to be a realistic and respectful portrayal I thought Katie Henry did a great job of capturing the intrusive thoughts that come with anxiety I always feel like people think I m weird when I tell them about the little voice in my head that never shuts up so, I swear, I felt so SEEN by this book.Ellis was a wonderful protagonist Honestly, my heart ached for her so much She was just such a real character, flawed and floundering a bit, and I wanted to shout through the pages that she wasn t alone I also love that she felt safest in the library RELATE Henry also did a great job of portraying how anxiety disorders can affect a whole family, not just the person suffering I struggled with Ellis mum as a character because h...

22 June 2018

Katie Henry