Nine Days by Joelina Falk Summary
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In "Nine Days," a hockey captain discovers a girl's suicide goodbye notebook, sparking an unexpected connection. This raw romance tackles mental health controversies, dividing readers with its portrayal of how nine days - and one person - might change someone's darkest decision.
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When Darkness Meets Light: The Nine-Day Challenge
Imagine making the decision to end your life, only to have a stranger discover your suicide plan and make an unexpected proposition: give them nine days to change your mind. This is the reality facing Lily Heaven Reyes, whose name carries a cruel irony given that her existence feels like "fucking hell." After 5,840 days of suffering, she's meticulously planned her exit from this world, documenting her final thoughts in a mint green notebook. When hockey star Colin Carter accidentally finds this "goodbye book" at the university ice rink, he makes a split-second decision that will alter both their lives. Rather than reporting Lily to counselors, he approaches her directly with a counter-offer-fourteen days to show her life's beauty. They negotiate down to nine days, with Lily maintaining her right to "one final day to drown in self-sorrow." What begins as Colin's desperate attempt to save a stranger evolves into something neither anticipated, creating both urgency and intimacy as Colin races against time while Lily struggles with unexpected feelings that complicate her carefully planned departure.
The Twins Torn Apart
The Language of Healing
Skating Through Pain
Nine Days of Living
The Masks of Depression
The Choice That Saves
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