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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Insightful look into living with agrophobia, being brave and letting people into your life.
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
YA mental health fiction. Appreciated the depiction of mental ill health, and how debilitating it can be to live with heightened levels of anxiety, OCD and agoraphobia.
Wasn't such a fan of how the romance plays into it: the main character is 'saved' from her conditions by a hot (and implausibly emotionally mature) guy moving in next door. Not sure this is a useful - or a realistic - message.
Wasn't such a fan of how the romance plays into it: the main character is 'saved' from her conditions by a hot (and implausibly emotionally mature) guy moving in next door. Not sure this is a useful - or a realistic - message.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm
Moderate: Medical content, Abandonment
What a cute, insightful and important read. There's so much to learn and understand about agoraphobia and mental illness. Highly recommend! I was rooting for Norah the whole time and often related to her battles with her mind/thoughts. Luke was also adorable and so sweet wow. he's so patient and kind we need more people like him
I am not diagnosed with OCD or agoraphobia so I cannot comment on the representation but I enjoyed this a lot. :)
The prose is very easy to read (if you want a book to wizz straight through this is it), though some of the subject matter is quite uncomfortable.
I just found it a bit unbelievable and fairly frustrating. The plot in particular was rather thin and predictable following the usual lines
Yes, I know she isn't perfectly fine by the end but I don't like this recurrent idea in YA books on illness that the character just needs to get to a sufficiently catastrophic nadir in order to trigger a speedy and straightforward recovery.
One follows the same kind of plot, but ends in a much more realistic, believable position.
Maybe I'm just a miserable shit though and don't like books with hugely optimistic conclusions.
I just found it a bit unbelievable and fairly frustrating. The plot in particular was rather thin and predictable following the usual lines
Spoiler
of building up to a major event which serves as a trigger for a seemingly quick and easy recovery.Yes, I know she isn't perfectly fine by the end but I don't like this recurrent idea in YA books on illness that the character just needs to get to a sufficiently catastrophic nadir in order to trigger a speedy and straightforward recovery
One follows the same kind of plot, but ends in a much more realistic, believable position.
Maybe I'm just a miserable shit though and don't like books with hugely optimistic conclusions.
I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved getting into Norah's head and I LOVED the mental health representation. I love her, she's a fighter! Such a great book. The only reason it's not a 5 star is because the ending had potential to be AMAZING but finished in a quick 5 pages and left me wanting more of a resolution... other than that this book made me super happy. Must read!