Catharsis
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MatureComplete Sat, Feb 12, 2022<5 mins
Started March 31st, 2020
Completed July 1st, 2020
Best Rankings:
#5 in Romance
#11 New Adult
#1 in Broken
#1 in Coping
3rd Place in The Soap Awards for General Fiction!
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Catharsis
noun//
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
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Josephine Pierce has a very unhealthy and extremely unorthodox way of dealing with her grief. This may be because she had to move away from home and into her college apartment only two months after her sister's death, but no matter the reason, she is not doing okay. Living alone and away from her family is taking it's toll on her, and despite wanting to feel less alone, she also feels as though she will be a burden to anyone she meets.
When Josephine has a panic attack in public, putting her intense way to cope on display, Everett Link is the only person to step in to help her. Josephine instantly feels a connection to the kind, tattooed boy whose blue eyes hold as much trauma as her own.
When Everett proposes the two help one another heal, they embark on the impossible journey of coping with their pain, bonding over it, and developing feelings for one another along the way.
But can they both really help one another heal when they put each other at risk for more heartbreak?
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"This book was life-changing, truly ! It was beautifully written, the characters are all amazing but of course the best of the best are Jo and Ev, the story's just wow !! I've read so many books here on Wattpad but none of them made me feel the way this book did. I don't know how to explain it but thank you for this !!" -AmyLee790
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