Blade Silver by Melody Carson

This is a book that I've been excited to read for quite some time now. What would a Christian's take on cutting be?
Synopsis:
Ruth knows that cutting will not make her problems go away, but it feels so good. Her verbally and physically abusive father drives her to the edge time and time again.

Pros:
I liked this book a lot better then "Cut" by Patricia McCormick. I have several friends who are still cutters, and I used to self harm, so it's still a struggle to read books that deal with this issue. I found "cut" was triggering, where as Blade Silver was very non-graphic. Even the parts with her father are mostly a word here or there, without much description. It also followed the typical Young Adult books right now, reading in a fast paced manner. I couldn't wait to see what happened next.

Cons:
I would have liked to see more ways for her to cope with her cutting. Maybe introduce other characters who had the same issues and looked at how they coped. I feel like there needs to be a point where we can help people who are not Christian deal with their cutting in a healthy way. Examples - finding another way to help them learn how not to cut. Also, I felt like the end was a "cop out" with no real resolution. I would have liked to see how she handled life after she was away from all the support that she was getting. It's "easy" to stop self harming yourself when you are around supporting people, but the urge never goes away, so you need something to do instead.


Overall, I really enjoyed this book. Not enough to add it to my collection, but it was good to check out to read.