What's it about? Evie is in recovery from a bad time with her mental health. She has OCD and was hospitalised for it, but now she's doing better. She's at college, she's reducing her meds, so is she normal yet? Her BFF is entwined with a boy all the time, and Evie dips her toe into dating too, and she also makes some new friends. But her mental health is getting bad again, and her parents and sister are worried about her. This is a really frank look at OCD and living with a debilitating mental health disorder. It may be triggering - take care of yourself, okay? It is, although very sad and quite upsetting for me personally, really good.
There's a lot about feminism in it too, which for young adults would be a really good introduction on to the subject.
Are any main characters LGBTQ+? No
Are any main characters non-white? It's not mentioned.
Are any main characters disabled either mentally or physically? Yep, that's the premise
Is there any sex stuff? Not really, it's very senstively done
Are drugs mentioned or used? Yes, one of the characters uses marijuana a lot, and Evie is taking Fluoxetine (aka Prozac)
Is there any talk of death? Yes, but not much
Are there swear words? Not many
Would I recommend the book? Yes, definitely. If you've never suffered from anything like this, it would probably be a really interesting and useful insight into living with a mental health issue. If you have suffered from OCD or something similar (for me, I spent my entire teens - and since - anxious as hell, so I understood a lot of what Evie thought/felt), then I hope it makes you feel less alone. Trigger warning again though - there's a lot about Evie's rituals (eg around handwashing) so if this will trigger you, please don't read it.
How many stars? 8 out of 10, it isn't perfect but it's worth a read.
Where is the book going now? I'll keep it, as it's signed to me :)
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