"All Evie wants is to be normal. And now that she's almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the-girl-who-went-nuts, there's only one thing left to tick off her list... But relationships can mess with anyone's head - something Evie's new friends Amber and Lottie know only too well. The trouble is, if Evie won't tell them her secrets, how can they stop her making a huge mistake?"This book is arresting, thought-provoking and extremely affecting. At times fast, witty and compelling. At others heart-breaking and distressing.
Evie, the main character suffers from severe OCD. I loved the insight Holly Bourne gave into the mind of someone who has OCD and how it affects her in all facets of her life. At times, it was uncomfortable to read certain passages, because of how hard hitting and raw it was. But I really enjoyed that! It was educational, stimulating and honest.
The characters all felt very real! The side characters were all well developed and were such amazing people in their own right. The family dynamics where unidealistic and showed how a parent would really react and deal with the problem. I loved the main protagonist. She went through such amazing growth!
Holly Bourne did an excellent job of creating a character who is dealing with OCD, whilst desperately trying to live a normal, teenage life. She also strongly explores the ideas of feminism, friendship and normality and celebrating differences and just accepting people as they are. Flaws and all.
There was no clichéd 'happy ending' or love making it all better in the end. It was about her accepting and finding herself first.
It's such an important book for young girls to read and everyone can take something away from it. I would recommend this book to people 13+ year old. It was quite distressing and overwhelming in some points in the book and deals with very large problems and ideas.
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