How to Make Friends with the Dark Kindle Edition

Tiger Tolliver is a fairly typical, sixteen year old girl, trying to find her way in the world. She's looking forward to her first school dance, enjoying her first kiss with her first crush, and wishing her mother would finally give her some autonomy. And it's those wishes that drive Tiger to attack her mother when she finds out she's purchased her a matronly dress for the dress. It's those wishes that motivate Tiger to tell her mom to 'just leave her alone!' And it's those wishes, that make that the last encounter Tiger will ever have with her mother.When June Tolliver dies unexpectedly from a brain aneurysm, no one is more shocked or devastated than her only daughter. Tiger has no one else in the world. She has no idea who her father is and her mother was an only child whose parents died when she was a young woman. Alone and sixteen, Tiger thrown into the foster system where she learns that not many people care about her woes and many of whom have even worse troubles of their own.As Tiger tries to navigate her new life without her mother, she faces more and more unexpected challenges that will test her sense of self, make her question who her mother really was, and will upend any semblance of a life she had.This was an extremely emotional read. Tiger's grief is palpable and the heartbreak leaps off the pages. Just when the sadness felt overwhelming, levity and hope were injected into the story, adding twists I didn't expect. Though it is a young adult novel, the content and heaviness made it a slower read for me. All in all, I found this to be a truly beautiful story about family, love, loss, grief, and coping with the devastation of losing your mother.

This was a tough read to get through. Not because of bad writing, the writing was well done, but because of my own issues, it hit home pretty deeply and I found myself having to stop to gather myself before I could continue.I really felt for Tiger as well as the other characters, especially for Thaddeus. You really don't know what people are going through and you can only deal with things the best you know how.I think sometimes the only way to survive is "Making friends with the dark".This book doesn't just deal with loss and grief, it also touches on abandonment, abuse, addiction and making some crappy choices. Sometimes the bad things that happen to you in life affect the choices you make. It's realism.I'm glad the author didn't just have Tiger grieving for a day or two then making everything honkydory after that, because life doesn't work that way and grieving is a long process. The pain never goes away, you learn to live with it. Some days being harder than others. Some days you're okay and other days it can hit you like a ton of bricks. So I'm glad the author gave realism to loss and grief.There was something that tugged my heart towards the end when there's talk of loved ones visiting in dreams, it made me cry yet gave me a warm feeling because I saw loved ones in my dreams that felt so real and peaceful and it, I don't know how to explain it, it just tugged my heart.

I cried a lot thru this book. I went thru the grief process first as a six year old when my grandparents died young and they were my second set of parents... always around me.Then at 17 my best friend committed suicide. Its been 20 years and I still mourn her every. Single. Day. Some of the things said in the book resonated and some were new to me. Excellent story. Glad it was written and glad I read it.

(I received this book in exchange for an honest review from netgalley. This in no way shapes what I say about the book.) I am absolutely mind blown at how amazing this novel was. From the very first sentence I was ready to not stop and to see where kathleen was going to take us on this journey. I will say, if you need a trigger warning please be warned about sexual abuse and suicide. Those topics were discussed but, it wasn’t as overpowering as I was expecting it to be due to me getting out of a domestic violence situation recently. The storyline was very captivating and I felt apart of the book the entire way through. It was very well written and I will continue to read anything she writes.

Warning: this book will grab your heart and pull it out of your chest. But it's so good you won't mind. I'd been warned I would cry, and I did. I've lost several close family members and Glasgow does such an amazing job describing what that grief feels like. I won't be forgetting Tiger anytime soon.

Glasgow’s sophomore novel is as raw and powerful as her searing debut, Girl in Pieces. Tiger’s grief is heart-breaking and so very real. I ached as I read this book. For Tiger. For Glasgow’s gorgeous prose. For all the kids I’ve known in similar situations. Tiger reminds us that there is no one, perfect way to grieve, just as there is no one, perfect way to mother or love or survive. How to Make Friends With The Dark is hard and devastatingly beautiful. Highly recommend!

It wasn’t a bad book. It just wasn’t good. The plot was weak. The story wasn’t told from a relatable main character and the story line was just slow. I couldn’t even finish.

This book broke my d@mn heart! The End!Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾

This book was beautifully written but it was just too sad for me. So many important issues were raised that I found really thought provoking. It’s a lovely book but I prefer a read that doesn’t make me sad (it’s about grief, and I am grieving myself)

Loved reading this book. It brought sadness but understanding through shared events. Everyone goes through it but some way too soon.

Exactly as the picture its the real thing loving the book great story worth the read. Great quality book got here pretty fast too.

It was okay. Nice to pass the time, wouldn’t rave about it though.

The back cover off book was completely cut in half