I'm always interested in books relating to mental health and especially within the mental health profession.
However, I didn't overly enjoy this book - I was hoping for some more humour and more in depth stories. (I always find myself comparing any books within health frontline genre to 'This is going to Hurt" by Adam Kay)

I liked reading, but I was left missing something. I'm not sure if it was the lack of empathy with case studies, or lack of humour - but there was something that I didn't particularly connect with here.

This is a memoir about the author's experiences as a mental health nurse, and I thought it was great. He writes with kindness, empathy and compassion and the book is a nice blend of case stories, discussion of the state of mental health care in Britain, and the author's personal life. It's a hard read, very sad in places and frustrating in others, but it's definitely worth reading whether you have experience with the NHS mental health services or not. Highly recommended.

I had an arc of this one so thank you to the publishers and Netgalley. My review is entirely voluntary.

Thanks to NetGalley for the e-ARC. Tender, raw and compelling it highlights the humanity in an often inhumane system and the light the punctures even the darkest of places.

This memoir/experiences in mental health nursing was such an insightful read, presenting the harrowing cases seen in mental health nursing. It was engaging and enthralling, presenting the dark parts of the job and the joyous side too.

I work in mental health so depictions like this are always intriguing to me. I found Elliot gave an honest depiction about the realities of NHS mental health services and the highs and extraordinary lows of this. I particularly liked that this book gave a systemic perspective, highlighting the need for social care and unpaid carer support and a general need to understand the person's environment.

I requested this book as I have worked in mental health for many years. I found this to be an interesting and not exploitative read about the realities of working with mental health patients.