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Affliction
She takes a breath, holds it, and then she lets it out, slowly. Breathe. Breathe.
Tegan Nichol Jordi has picked up the broken pieces of her life and put them together before. She doesn’t know if she can survive doing it a second time.
In the Northern Californian town of San Ren, Tegan is barely holding herself together. She’s working two jobs, attending college, dealing with a demanding family, and trying to keep her chaotic mother afloat. All while a group of girls Tegan’s closest friends call the “slut squad” make it a mission to ruin Tegan’s life. In spite of it all, a glimmer of hope shines through — she gets accepted by her dream university, and finally has a chance to move to Washington state; a dream she’s had for as long as she could remember.
But mean girls won’t let up, old traumas resurface, and one terrible, terrible night leaves Tegan’s fragile mind in shatters.
Breathe. Breathe. Inhale, exhale.
Tegan’s lungs are burning, but Tegan is fine. She’s always been fine, and she’s going to keep being fine.
Until the broken pieces fall away again. And she peers into the depths of how not fine she is.
Tegan Nichol Jordi has picked up the broken pieces of her life and put them together before. She doesn’t know if she can survive doing it a second time.
In the Northern Californian town of San Ren, Tegan is barely holding herself together. She’s working two jobs, attending college, dealing with a demanding family, and trying to keep her chaotic mother afloat. All while a group of girls Tegan’s closest friends call the “slut squad” make it a mission to ruin Tegan’s life. In spite of it all, a glimmer of hope shines through — she gets accepted by her dream university, and finally has a chance to move to Washington state; a dream she’s had for as long as she could remember.
But mean girls won’t let up, old traumas resurface, and one terrible, terrible night leaves Tegan’s fragile mind in shatters.
Breathe. Breathe. Inhale, exhale.
Tegan’s lungs are burning, but Tegan is fine. She’s always been fine, and she’s going to keep being fine.
Until the broken pieces fall away again. And she peers into the depths of how not fine she is.
310 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 10, 2023
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August 5, 2025
Pretty solid read
Tegan is a character we all root for. One thing after the other continues to go wrong with her life, but I love her fierceness and how she comes back swinging. Can be a potentially triggering read but is an incredible book all the same.
Tegan is a character we all root for. One thing after the other continues to go wrong with her life, but I love her fierceness and how she comes back swinging. Can be a potentially triggering read but is an incredible book all the same.
December 21, 2023
Absolutely loved working on this book. I think anyone that relates to toxic family dynamics and general college student struggles would enjoy this book. Just know there's no fluff, no making things out to be better than they are. This author does not hesitate to show a reality that isn't typically highlighted in books. But she also doesn't withhold the little rays of sunshine that can exist in people that stay in your life forever or even are just there as passersby. A beautiful story, truly.
February 25, 2026
This book was so great, I loved all of the mental health aspects that were shown throughout. You seriously are rooting for the main character the entire time, she’s such a great person who’s just trying her best. I kept wondering when would things get a little bit easier… but I mean it’s a very honest portrayal and sometimes it just doesn’t…
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