THERAPY by Kathryn Perez Blog Tour ~ Review + Giveaway!






Therapy (Therapy, #1)
by Kathryn Perez


Published: February 2014
When I read it: July 2014
Genre: Contemporary Romance/Coming of Age
Series/Stand Alone: Series
       ♥ Therapy
                          ♥ Therapy Ever After
        ♥ Kingsley
Pages: 459

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I’m needy.

I’m broken.

Cutting breaks through my numbness, but only opens more wounds.

Depression, self-harm, bullying....that's my reality.

Sex and guys....that's my escape.

The space between the truth and lies is blurred leaving me torn, lost and confused. And while the monsters that live in my head try to beat me-- the two men that I love try to save me.

This is my story of friendship, heartache, and the grueling journey that is mental-illness.

Sometimes you have to get lost in order to be found…





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God. Where to begin?

I. Am. Broken. Therapy ripped out my heart, chewed it up and spit it out. It’s the most delicious sort of pain. The kind you don’t mind coming back to time and time again. Have you ever had a sore in your mouth? You keep poking at it with your tongue knowing you should stop and yet, you can’t.  You have to keep gently poking at it.  This book is that sore and I am the tongue. I couldn’t stop reading – couldn’t stop poking at the open sore that was/is Jessica’s life. I had to keep believing things would work out, that Jessica would find her happy.

 The blurb for Therapy is pretty vague. I’m guessing that was done on purpose.  The book spans what can be considered a lifetime. We first meet up with Jessica in high school. She’s what some most would consider a slut. Spending your time looking for love through physical acts will do that to a person. When you’ve had so many partners that you have to guess at the number, you might want to slow down a bit. Her vagina should have had a flashing welcome sign…  While most of her peers see Jessica as a whore, Jace sees something more. He helps ease the ever present feeling of worthlessness. With Jace, the world seems a bit brighter. There’s only one problem, Jace wants to keep their relationship in the friend-zone. He doesn’t want to lose what he has with Jessica. Eventually the two become more, choices are made, and hearts are shattered. Let’s just say it gets messy.

Their weapons aren’t illegal, yet they cut me deeper than a blade ever could. Hiding behind electronic shields, they use their words like swords. I wonder what’s worse – the invisible scars they leave or the visible scars I inflict upon myself?

Fast forward a bunch of years and Jessica is again in a really shitty place. It’s bad – like, REAL bad. Jace wanders back into her life but things are complicated, more complicated than they ever were before. At the same time Jessica meets a man named Kingsley. I. LOVE. KINGSLEY. I’ve said that I’ve loved fictional male characters before, but god, Kingsley is on a whole other plain. He is amazing, and everything Jessica needs. He shows her what love is – what love should be. Everyone, and I mean everyone, needs a Kingsley. If I could pull him from the pages and breathe life into that man, I would. He’s all rough and sharp edges, but his heart? God, it’s absolutely beautiful. LOVED HIM.

I love him because it’s true. I know it and I feel it. It doesn’t feel heavy or burdensome. It feels freeing and light. Love with no conditions. It’s the most comforting thing I’ve ever felt in my entire life. For the first time, I love someone without expecting anything in return.

At around… 86%, Kathryn tried to kill me. I swear it. She did something in the book that I will NEVER get over. EVER. You know that already been chewed heart? Yeah, she slammed it to the floor and used the heel of her shoe to ground it into the pavement. Seriously, it was brutal. And still I continued reading. This is one of those this-book-ripped-out-my-heart-here-you-need-to-read-it type books.

Listen, the truth is that no matter what I write, I can’t do this book justice. Kathryn threw me head first into the psyche of an extremely depressed woman living with boarder-line personality disorder. I felt like I WAS Jessica. I felt her pain. I shared her sadness (repeatedly). I cheered for her silently with each page flip. Most of all, I believed in her – in her character, in her ability to survive.

I absolutely adored Therapy. If you like dark, hard hitting, tough subject matter, you will definitely dig this book. Just be aware that it’s a hard hitter; it will knock you down. Therapy isn’t happy-go-lucky. At all. Add it to your TBR list. One click this sucker. Just do it.

Oh, and Kathryn, Therapy Ever After? Yeah, I needed that like yesterday. 

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Kathryn lives in her small East Texas hometown with her family. She 's a music infused writer and self-proclaimed book junkie. When she isn't listening to music, writing or reading you'll probably find her watching her favorite sport, UFC.

Kathryn is also an anti-bullying advocate and avid supporter of mental-illness and suicide awareness.




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