Cultivating The Right Friendship Circle

Issue 13: A Look Into The Book "The Things We Do To Our Friends" by Heather Darwent

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This week I wanted to tap into different genres and decided to dive into a dark academia book with a great twist at the end! The Things We Do To Our Friends by Heather Darwent is very well written in my opinion, but also sheds light on how personality variations can impact those affected as well as those in their immediate environment.

Although this title might seem misaligned with the books I usually draw from, recently I’ve been more called to read fiction that speak from the perspective of more diverse female protagonist archetypes. This has been a means of exploring different personality types as well as engaging in how they might approach the circumstances that they face.

Despite the plot expanding into events that are unlikely to happen to us as individuals, there are aspects of this book that can be related back to our everyday lives. Although I am not a psychologist in any way, I am curious and love to learn about the human …