The Existence of Amy
★★★★★A quiet, deeply compassionate portrait of living with OCD and anxiety — and of the friendships patient enough to reach through it.
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One life,
many chapters.
Honest book reviews, music, lifestyle notes, and thoughtful reflections on the world around us — written by Whitney from Toronto.
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Welcome in — the kettle's on
If you have ever finished a book at one in the morning and needed to tell someone about it immediately — hello, you're among friends. Different Chapters is where I keep my honest, spoiler-light book reviews, the albums living on my turntable, notes on the slow, good life, and reflections on culture, current events, identity, and the conversations shaping our world.
— Whitney, editor & resident bookworm
Latest book reviews
Fresh from the reading pile — rated out of five, never out of spite.
By Fate I Conquer
★★★★★Forbidden love with real ache behind it — Reilly at her most addictive. Cleared my whole evening and I regret nothing.
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My Dark Vanessa
★★★★★Devastating, uncomfortable, necessary. The rare book that stays with you long after the last page — read it with a friend on standby.
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About the author
Hi, I'm Whitney.
Reader, writer, and the voice behind Different Chapters. I'm a Torontonian who loves romance, sci-fi and thrillers, plays guitar whenever a chapter ends on a cliffhanger, and believes the best afternoons involve a trail, a playlist, and a paperback. This is my little corner of the internet — I'm so glad you found it.
- Toronto, Canada
- Vegan
- Guitarist
- Hiker
- Romance · Sci-fi · Thriller