There’s no doubt that their friendship is problematic, but you can’t help but fall in love with both of the characters – Jack, who increasingly sees and believes his hallucinations and August, who is hopelessly tied down to looking after Jack. I’ve read a lot of books that deal with mental health, but I’ve never quite encountered one like The Wicker King, that portrays an unhealthy, co-dependant relationship with one person who clearly has the upper hand. Thankfully I listened to her, because The Wicker King is definitely one of a kind. Ancrum's The Wicker King touches on themes of mental health and explores a codependent relationship fraught with tension, madness and love.Īfter hearing my friend Cait rave about this book, I was super excited to pick it up when I saw it at the bookstore. Written in vivid micro-fiction with a stream-of-consciousness feel and multimedia elements, K. In the end, each one must choose his own truth.
He accepts the visions as reality, even when Jack leads them on a quest to fulfill a dark prophecy.Īugust and Jack alienate everyone around them as they struggle with their sanity, free falling into the surreal fantasy world that feels made for them.
With their parents' unreliable behavior, August decides to help Jack the way he always has-on his own. Jack begins to see increasingly vivid hallucinations that take the form of an elaborate fantasy kingdom creeping into the edges of the real world. now can August save him?Īugust is a misfit with a pyro streak and Jack is a golden boy on the varsity rugby team-but their intense friendship goes way back. Amazon | Book Depository | Booktopia | Barnes & Noble
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