

Title: Pieces Of Me
Author: Kate McLaughlin
Page count: 368
Published: April 18th, 2023
Publisher: ST. Martins Press
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Received: From the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Rating: 4/5

The next gut-punching, compulsively readable Kate McLaughlin novel, about a girl finding strength in not being alone.
When eighteen-year-old Dylan wakes up, she’s in an apartment she doesn’t recognize. The other people there seem to know her, but she doesn’t know them – not even the pretty, chiseled boy who tells her his name is Connor. A voice inside her head keeps saying that everything is okay, but Dylan can’t help but freak out. Especially when she borrows Connor’s phone to call home and realizes she’s been missing for three days.
Dylan has lost time before, but never like this.
Soon after, Dylan is diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, and must grapple not only with the many people currently crammed inside her head, but that a secret from her past so terrible she’s blocked it out has put them there. Her only distraction is a budding new relationship with Connor. But as she gets closer to finding out the truth, Dylan wonders: will it heal her or fracture her further?

This was a gripping book, Dylan wakes up in an unfamiliar place surrounded by strangers. After being diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Dylan embarks on a challenging journey of self-discovery, navigating the many voices in her head and forming a deep connection with a man named Conner. As their relationship grows, Dylan realizes that keeping herself away from him becomes increasingly difficult. While the story initially felt slow before the diagnosis, overall, it offers readers an eye-opening exploration of DID that is worth checking out.


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