The bestselling LGBTQ+ graphic novel about life, love, and everything that happens in between: this is the fifth volume of the Heartstopper series. However, by the end of the novel she's matured exponentially, but the shift is completely natural and believable. A YA novel that is raw, honest and doesn’t patronise its readers will always have a place in my heart. Vielleicht hatte ich zu viel darauf gesetzt, dass keine vorkommen würde, und war deshalb enttäuscht.

Ich kann mir aber irgendwie beim besten Willen nicht vorstellen, dass – gerade junge Erwachsene – so bereitwillig einem kompletten Entzug zustimmen. I will recommend this book to anyone who shows an interest in books about mental health, like diverse characters, and can’t read a book without some love interest (like me 😉 ). A namiesto toho, aby investovali do seba - vzdelania, rozhľadu, - míňajú peniaze na alkohol, drogy, či choré vzťahy. On the surface Lexi seemed like she was going to be the most stereotypical character you could meet, however as the story develops so does her personality and back story, eventually you start to understand how she has ended up in this situation in the first place. I'm not going to give any spoilers as to where the characters end up, but I finished reading Clean with a smile on my face.

But Lexi is a heroin addict and soon finds herself in a treatment centre for well-off young adults with addiction problems. Regarding the sensitive subjects featured in this novel, there was never a part that made me angry at the portrayal, so major points to Dawson for handling this subject matter with care.

In her spare time, she STILL loves Doctor Who and is a keen follower of horror films and connoisseur of pop music. But like Dr Goldstein said in the book, we soon find out that the Lexi we first meet is her addiction wearing her, and we start discovering the wonderful person she is and who she has been hiding away from some kind of reasons.Not only is the writing beautiful but the characters created feel so real and tangible that I couldn't help but really get behind them. So many of the other patients who were getting help are equally loveable, and feel real and fleshed out. It's safe to say that she falls into the wrong crowd, and gets involved in drugs, eventually becoming a heroin addict. As the novel progressed, and I learned more about her character and why she acts in certain ways, I grew fonder of her. The Lexi we meet in the first few chapters is an annoying self-absorbed little brat, and I loved seeing her develop as the story progressed.

Neben Drogensucht, werden in der Enzugsklinik, in die Lexi zu Beginn unfreiwillig eingeliefert wird, auch andere Süchte behandelt wie zum Beispiel Esssucht, Magersucht, Sexsucht, Zwangsstörungen, etc. Clean is a journey not just about getting of drugs, but a journey of Lexi finding out who she really is underneath her party girl persona. In 2016 a follow-up, MIND YOUR HEAD, featured everything a young person needs to know about mental health. However through it all, I knew that what I felt wasn’t even a touch of how someone going through detoxification in real life must feel.When Lexi overdoses and her brother Nikolai takes her to an exclusive rehab facility, The Clarity Centre, she's in for a shock. Pills, cocaine, heroin, it’s all par for the course when she goes out to flashy events with her edgy boyfriend. It seemed totally out of place and although I do understand where the reasoning could have came from to end it that way, it just didn’t work for me. Ist nicht das Schlimmste, den Rest seines Lebens mit einer solchen Sucht zu leben und gegen einen möglichen Rückfall zu kämpfen? Knyga, kaip galima suprasti iš Melvin Burgess „Heroino“ paminėjimo ant viršelio, yra susijusi su narkotikų tema.

If you’re currently going through this or in are recovery please be aware this book may be quite triggering. That said, she’s exceptionally well written and complex, and I love her with the horses, and the moments with the others in rehab.It honestly felt like I was reading at least three books about Lexi's life, as her backstory at her posh girl's school was unravelled, along with her spoiled yet rocky childhood. Clean details Lexi’s time in rehab, as well as her past so readers can try to understand why Lexi got to this point. It was well plotted with a good mix of flashback and first-person narration, then some exciting moments ramped up to a huge climax.