Review: Cutter Boy

Cutter Boy by Cristy Watson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Great Read

I received a copy from Netgalley, in exchange for an honest review.

Actual Rating: 3.5

This was a beautiful read. The story deals with the topic of self-harm. I have had this on my Netgalley shelf for a while and now have finally read it. The story was about the main character, Travis and his struggle with self-harm. Travis was bullied at school and ignored at home. The book started off with the first time he started cutting when his twin sisters left for college/university. I thought the story was really good. I felt sorry for whatever Travis went through. I would not want that for anyone. I really loved that the art form of paper cutting helped him realize that there are different ways for him to feel in control and find some peace rather than self-harm. This story teaches us that there are options for overcoming the need to self-harm, we just need to find people in our lives that will help along the way. For Travis, I think the motivation to overcome the need to self-harm was when he became friends with Chyvonne. Overall, a great read.

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