A review by beepbeep101
Last Call at the Local by Sarah Grunder Ruiz

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

I felt so seen by this book!! As someone diagnosed with ADHD in my twenties who, like Raine, did well in school until trying to handle everything with post-college education and work and life all just became too much, this was just so validating. Being loved not in spite of your oversharing and tangents but BECAUSE of how your brain works and who you are - my little heart just sang at so many moments in this book. I’m so glad I’ve found that with my partner too. I showed them several passages from this that just about made me cry. 

I can’t speak as much to the portrayal of OCD symptoms except for what I know from the experiences of loved ones and psychology courses, but it seemed handled well. This did capture the nature of intrusive thoughts well, from my own experience. Both Jack and Raine were excellent characters, and this story really benefited from having both their points of view. 


No dragons, but a wonderfully chirpy Felis floofyis 
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