Burnout

by Christy Hadfield

Bright eyed and pink haired Natalie was supposed to be excited for her college graduation, ready to get her degree and move on to a career. Instead, she feels like she's drowning. Her friends have their futures all lined up and are ecstatic to move on, but Natalie's discontent. A biology major sounded good four years ago when she started college, but she doesn't want to be a doctor-like her mother's pushing-and lab work is boring and lame. What other option does she have, though? Graduation is in a few months, and she needs a job. Desperate to escape her mother's nagging, she flees to an amusement park over spring break for a solo vacation. The break is nice, but she can't escape the worry in her mind. Luckily, Natalie runs into five high school teachers at the park who give her a much-needed distraction. And thanks to their newfound friendship and different perspectives in life, Natalie starts to realize she's been missing out on a lot. Will her new friends give Natalie the guidance she needs to find her passion in life, or will she end up never using her biology degree?

440 pages, Paperback

Published March 5, 2022

Reviews

[Maria S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the second I had the pleasure reading by Christy Hatfield it's a lot... I read it slowly to savour all the life locked inside. I'd call it a detailed dissection of the emotional world of 6 women bound by fate in the strong knot of friendship and some of them by love. Beautifully told, at times with an abundance of details, but this only helps you step into the shoes of the characters and see the world through their eyes, understand their fears and pains, and be moved by their happy and sad moments. However, Burnout is not just about the personal journey towards oneself, it also touches on topics that are painful for our human society, about what makes us good or bad, about whether we create our existence or it creates us or both. I enjoyed the travel to the last page and recommend the book to everyone who would love to step out of their live's bubble and experience something extremely human - finding who you are and dare standing for it.

[Cheyenne · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this book. I started reading it while I was looking for something to cleanse my palette after some pretty heavy reads but I found more than a palette cleanser. This book tackles so many topics relevant in society today, sexuality, socioeconomics, racism, and finding a place in the world as we know it. Christy Hadfield is a genius.

[Kexx · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book almost in two halves: a week’s holiday at a fun park and then the repercussions/ consequences of those meetings. I loved the first half but with so many different strands around in the second half, it became difficult follow but more importantly to treat them appropriately. It’s a long book!