If Kathleen Glasgow or Jennifer Niven was briefed to write a Breakfast Club style story that somehow recreates the vibes of those 90s books from the US about real teen issues, this would be the result.

This book does come with the TW: child abuse, homophobia, eating disorders, suicide attempt, body shaming, self harm.

It's a lot, but these are all real problems that real teens face. Indeed, like attracts like and I do really like how this is friendship focused rather than everything tying up in a neat romantic bow. It's about resilience and overcoming those awful demons, both internal and external, that rear their heads on the cusp of adulthood.

I would recommend this to students, but definitely with descretion and appropriate trigger warnings. For mature Yr9 +

This book is incredible. It is brutally raw and feel incfedibly real, like you are there with the characters - who I loved. There are some hard hitting issues in this book such as child abuse, mental health such as self harm and eating disorders, to name just a few, however I felt these were handled as sensitively as could be and that they are important things to be put in books for teens and young adults as they are very reall issues for many of them. I really liked it.

TW: child abuse, eating disorders, body shaming, homophobia, self harm

I loved the format of this book. It also reminded me a lot of The Breakfast Club and the Losers Club from Stephen King's IT, which I really enjoyed.

Some of their individual stories were pretty triggering, so I do wanna give a warning in case one of the things I listed above will trigger you.

I could not put this book down. I became so attached to and invested in the characters that I had to keep reading as long as I could so I'd know what would happen to them all. They were all very well-written - as was the whole book - and it just made this a great read. I highly recommend this one!

The title of the book is spot on. Breakfast Club meets Group Therapy. Five teens struggling with real problems meet by chance and cling together for support during a year of high school. They support one another as they navigate panic attacks, overeating, anorexia, abuse, and bullying. This book reminds the reader of the weight young people carry in today's society and of just how important it is to have a group of supportive friends.