I See Things In Blue: Dario by Samuel Alexander
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Dario suffers from his anxiety and his depression. He also has a strong, persistent urge to please his parents, that forces him to overachieve every day of his life. His parents aren’t very supportive and absent at best. His parents do not give him the acceptance he craves and Dario struggles with feelings of inadequateness and his low level of self-esteem. Dario’s friends try to help him, but its hard to get him to see how awesome he is. Will Dario ever be able to see his self-worth and accept himself for who he is?
As a short book, the ending is left partially open to the readers interpretation. Dario’s situation is very sad, but I do think that there will be many people who can identify with Dario and his daily struggles not just with his parents, but also his struggles at school. Well written and sensitive to the volatile emotions this book will trigger.


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