Words on bathroom walls

Jesus loves you.
Don't be a homo.

Title: Words on bathroom walls

Author: Julia Walton 

Publisher:  Random House Children's

Genre: Mental health

Release Date: July 4th

Pages: 304

Format: eARC via NetGalley

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*I wanna thank Random House Children's and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. This doesn't effect in any way on my opinion on book*

Words on bathroom walls is a book about Adam who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. But this book is not just about mental health,it's just about Adam. Because Adam is so much more than his sickness.

Adam has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He sees and hears people who aren’t there: Rebecca, a beautiful girl who understands him; the Mob Boss, who harasses him; and Jason, the naked guy who’s unfailingly polite. It should be easy to separate the real from the not real, but Adam can't.

Still, there’s hope. As Adam starts fresh at a new school, he begins a drug trial that helps him ignore his visions. Suddenly everything seems possible, even love. When he meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the great guy that she thinks he is. But then the miracle drug begins to fail, and Adam will do anything to keep Maya from discovering his secret. (source: goodreads.com)

I have no words to explain to you how much I LOVED this book! It was all I expected and so much more! It was promoted as similiar to Perks of being a wallflower,which I loved,so I was so thrilled and excited for this book.  

I don't know which I liked more: the form of the book,the writting style,the story or the charachters.

It was all so amazing and so so good. I enjoyed reading this book every second.

Most people are afraid of themselves, Adam. They carry that fear everywhere hoping no one will notice. 

Actually,when I think about it,I think this is the first book I liked every character in it. They are real,compassionate and they are written with so much skill.

Since I don't know anyone who has  schizophrenia I can't tell if this book represents sickness well,but I have the feeling it does,and that's the most important thing in this kind of book. It's important to show people that people with schizophrenia are not always dangerous,and to show what it actually feels like to live with this sickness.

Remember when I said that in stories trains mean either adventure or death? Maybe it's more than that. They might also mean choice. Every time the train's whistle blows,it's like a call to do something. I just don't know what. 

There were so many good moments in this book. But if I have to choose one,it was when Adam asked his imaginary friends or hallucinations to sing to him. It was so heartbreaking and the scene was so legendary. And to be honest,all the time all I could think of was: "This would look so good on film!" 

And I trully mean it. I think that film based on this book would be a hit. 

So I hummed along while Rupert sang a song called "The Parting Glass." Something I'd heard in an old movie once. Basil whistled. Rebecca held my hand. And for the first time,the mob  boss didn't try to shoot anything.

Also,I loved all the little references to the movies,shows or books. Like reference to Mr Nobody when he talks about trains (to avoid to spoilers of Mr Nobody I won't say anything,but who watched the movie knows what I'm talking about),to Harry Potter (nerd in me squealed),and to The Walking dead with the song The Parting Glass (and in show it's kinda the big moment). I just loved the use of all the references,although I'm sure the  reference to Mr Nobody and The Walking dead wasn't intentional.

"Of course it is happening inside your head,Harry,but why on Earth should that mean that is not real?" He's right,isn't he? It doesn't really matter that no one else can see what I see. That doesn't make my experiences any less real.

This book is full of good characters,including Adam,Maya,Dwight,psychologist,Paul,his mother,Rachell and Jason. All of them,even the mob boss and Rupert and Basil had a purpose. I liked how Maya and Dwight stayed with him even when they found out that he's sick. I think their characters are written really well. I liked how Rachell never spoke,and how she was actually representing Adam and his emotions and how Maya told him that only he can make her feel right. How Jason was the part of Adam that reminded him to be nice. I loved that Paul was so nice,and that letter broke my heart. I loved every single thing about these characters!

"It's almost time," he keeps saying under his breath. "Get ready to run. Train's coming."

There is no single thing I could say is bad about this book except maybe being to short ;) I think everyone should read this book and that everyone is going to love it! This book is perfect for every mood,for every person in every part of this planet. Or maybe it's just what I think? Anyhow,go grab this book in nearest bookstore and have an amazing time with this book because I guarantee you,there is no other way with this book!

Rating: milion lady bugs :)

About the author

'Julia Walton has spent the majority of her professional life in captivity behind 6 ft cubicle walls. Her enclosure was comfortable and open to visitors during regular business hours. She was given adequate food, a soft nest, and plenty of insurance policies to pass the time. Yet still, she longed for freedom.
Now, she lives in Huntington Beach, CA with her husband and daughter where she can usually be coaxed out of hiding with tea, Crunchies, and Haribo gummy bears.
She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Chapman University.
When she’s not talking to herself, reading to her daughter, or watching her favorite movies on an endless loop, she writes contemporary YA fiction.
She has the worst sense of direction on the planet. (source: www.thebentagency.com)

You can tweet her at @JWaltonwites.