Everyone, I am sorry.  I have done a disservice to Mara’s mother.  (Well…half a one, anyway.)  As lovely reader Mira pointed out in the comments, I misread the scene in Ch 22 where Dr. Maillard was writing out the prescription.  She did not, in fact, prescribe Zoloft; Mara just thought that’s what she wrote.  Instead,…

You know what I’m not even done from yesterday. Why does Mara’s mom even think she needs to be on an anti-psychotic medication anyway?  From the mom’s POV, Mara has had exactly one hallucination – earrings fell in the tub – and that barely even counts, it’s more like just being super confused and disoriented. …

This chapter opens with Mara in the waiting room at a psychiatrists office. The magazine I’d been not-reading fell to the floor, open to an NC-17 photograph of two naked models straddling a handsomely suited actor.  Rather racy for a psychiatrist’s office. I don’t think you know what NC-17 actually means.  Also I’m curious as…

I did notice before, because frankly one line and I was bored, but at the end of last chapter Mara saw Claire in the mirror again.  And then at the start of this chapter she convinces herself that it’s no big deal.  Didn’t we already see this scene?  With the “dramatic” chapter break in the…

Thankfully, we do not have to endure a makeout scene with the king of the asshats just yet, as some girls come into the girl’s bathroom to cockblock him. Noah leaves, and apparently the shock of almost making out with such an illustrious hottie renders Mara unable to function for several minutes afterwards.  No, really. …