‘If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it’ Louise O’Neill, author of Asking For It
What happened to me?
Why can’t I remember?
Weeks after blacking out and waking up in hospital, Lux still has no memory of what happened.
She doesn’t know why her days are consumed by pain and her nights by terrifying dreams; why her parents won’t stop shouting and her friends stop talking when she walks into the room.
All she knows is that the Lux she once was is gone – and that if she can’t uncover the truth, everything she loves will be taken away too.
‘Devastating and brilliant’ Stylist
‘Truly unforgettable’ Heat
What happened to me?
Why can’t I remember?
Weeks after blacking out and waking up in hospital, Lux still has no memory of what happened.
She doesn’t know why her days are consumed by pain and her nights by terrifying dreams; why her parents won’t stop shouting and her friends stop talking when she walks into the room.
All she knows is that the Lux she once was is gone – and that if she can’t uncover the truth, everything she loves will be taken away too.
‘Devastating and brilliant’ Stylist
‘Truly unforgettable’ Heat
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Reviews
A gripping Bell Jar-type narrative of mental distress and confusion
Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel foryoung adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it
This gripping thriller will stay with you long after you finish the last page
Startling and mesmeric. Lux is a refreshingly complex heroine
This is a beautiful book, both inside and out ... I devoured every page
It's very brave, and fierce, and electric
An original take on trauma and memory loss...Lux's voice engages readers on issues that are timely, absorbing and perceptively related
An achingly moving read. Lux is vivid, feisty, vulnerable, brave, darkly humorous, as she fights a battle she doesn't understand. Ruffles' writing is mesmerising and beautiful.I was immersed in Lux's world from the first page
dark and affecting...a truly unforgettable debut
Vivid, overwhelming, powerful, this is a visceral novel exploringfirst love, obsession and the curse and wonder of synaesthesia
Remember the name Lydia Ruffles: this devastating and brilliant YA book goes to the most
unexpected of places and will leave you mulling it over for days, weeks and months after
Brimming to full with tenderness and caustic wit. Immaculately
written, the journey inside the damaged mind of Lux Langleywill leave you feeling overwhelmed and amazed
If Sylvia Plath wrote a novel for young adults, The Taste of Blue Light would be it... Beautiful. Visceral. Gripping. I loved it
A game-changing exploration of mental health