Thursday 7 July 2016

Blog Tour & Review - The Other Place, The Other Place Series by Elizabeth Roderick




The Other Place 

Elizabeth Roderick
(Other Place #2)
Publication date: July 5th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult





Living in Justin Flaherty’s mind has never been easy. Unfortunately, things are about to get much worse…
At eighteen years old, most guys are chasing girls or dreams. Justin, on the other hand, wants to draw and be left alone. He’s been diagnosed with schizophrenia, but it’s more than that. He’s in tune with the Dark Energy that surrounds us all, and can see how it controls people’s actions. Sometimes, the Dark Energy will give him visions, to help him on the road to enlightenment.
When his mother hooks up with a Baptist preacher named David who believes Justin’s schizophrenia can be cured with prayer, Justin knows he has to get out—or riskinvoluntary commitment in a religious facility.
After a brush with incarceration, Justin takes off to San Francisco, where his drawings are not just noticed, but admired…
Justin’s bizarre and beautiful drawings create a stir in the art world. Meanwhile, he’shomeless, couch surfing, and trapped in a continuous battle with his mental illness. His salvation is a girl named Liria Czetski with a shady past. They’d met a year ago, and she’s appeared in his visions ever since. It turns out Liria has been sharing those visions, something that is a surprise to everyone but Justin…
When secrets surface, Justin is forced to realize that being a genius has a downside. Surrounded by people who want to exploit his talent, he must fight not only for his career and freedom, but perhaps for his life…



This is the first book that i have read from Elizabeth Roderick and when i read the synopsis i was very intrigued i also didn't realise when i signed up that this was the second in the Series so i was slightly worried that i wouldn't enjoy it but, The Other Place can be read as a standalone there are characters mentioned from the first book called The Hustle but it doesn't follow on and you don't feel lost when reading.


Like i said i was intrigued by this book it really stood out to me not just from the synopsis but from the front cover as well. It is a different read for me not having read many books that cover mental illness but i have to say the Authors writing flowed beautifully and you can tell she's researched this topic very well.
Justin is an Eighteen year old man who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia he lives with his mother who is a disaster within herself, i often felt that Justin was more grounded than her! I loved how we got to see into Justin's mind and how he see's the world around him. I don't want to give to much away in the way he thinks as this would spoil the enjoyment you will find from Justin's mind. 
It isn't all doom and gloom for him he does have a small amount of people who truly except him for how he is.


The Other Place is where Justin goes when he's asleep or has an episode with one factor always being the same the nameless girl. 
The struggles he has to endure are quite emotional so be prepared to be pulled into this read with your heart. 
I don't like to say to much about what happens in a book that i read as i feel some reviews can spoil the read with telling the whole book but i will say that this is a fascinating read which will pull you in and have you giggling to yourself at times, you'll not want to put this book down needing to know what will happen. The book does end on somewhat of a cliffhanger which leads me to think there is a third book.

**Arc Gratefully Received for an Honest Review** 



ELIZABETH RODERICK grew up as a barefoot ruffian on a fruit orchard near Yakima, in the eastern part of Washington State. After weathering the grunge revolutionand devolution in Olympia, Washington, Portland, Oregon and Seattle, she recently moved to a small cluster of houses amidst the vineyards of California’s Central Coast.
She earned a bachelor’s degree in Spanish from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, and worked for many years as a paralegal and translator. She is a musician and songwriter, and has played in many bands, rocking some instruments she doesn’t even know the real names for, but mostly guitar, bass and keyboards.
Elizabeth writes novels for young adults and adults; short stories; and memoir whichis way more interesting than it should be. Her stories are about love, death, gang warfare, and madness; her characters tend to be of the type that society generally shuns: addicts, convicts, and the mentally ill. She believes if people get to know these characters in stories and in real life, they’ll find them more likeable than they originally thought.
She applies Hunter S. Thompson’s Gonzo method to fiction writing. It often gets a little heavier than what she had in mind, but she chalks it up to forced consciousness expansion.


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