A Tragic Kind of Wonderful

Mel Hannigan has a lot on her plate, not only is she still grieving her brother's death but she recently fell out with her three close friends. Mel also lives with bipolar disorder, hiding it from everyone outside of her family. Mel experiences rapid cycling through out the day and tries to cope wit......more

I LOOOOOOVED this book. I'm giving it 4.5 stars because the majority of the book was a "4" for me, but the ending was such a strong 5 stars that I just HAVE to bump it up. This was my first read regarding a teenage main character with bipolar disorder. It was strange because this is actually the firs......more

I want to give A Tragic Kind of Wonderful ten stars! This story is told from the point of view of seventeen year old Mel who suffers from bi-polar disorder - but somehow manages to keep her condition secret from her schoolmates and teachers. Mel does not want her friends and co-workers to know about......more

I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, Eric Lindstrom, and the publisher, Harper Collins Children's Books, for this opportunity. Mel Hannigan is harbouring a secret. More than one, in fact. The first is that she's not an only child. The second is tha......more

I loved this book... so much. It was so fantastic and I really feel as though I have a better idea of bipolar disorder now. I’m a psychology student so it’s one of the reasons I even picked up the book, was to better understand. I can’t speak to it’s accuracy, since I don’t personally have this diso......more