izzatiidrus 's review for:

Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne
4.5
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
 
While I was aware that this book was part of the Spinster Club series, I did not know that each book featured different POV of each of the member of the club. I have read the third book, with Lottie’s POV before I read this book because it was a Blind Date with a Book pick. This time, I picked this book to fit another personal reading prompt of the month. 
 
I went out to buy almost all books by Holly Bourne since I first read The Yearbook, which I loved dearly. But since then, I have read a few other books by the same author and I was not as impressed. Her books are a little bit of hits and misses for me. One thing that is true to the author’s style though, is the fact that she is not at all shy to talk about the difficult stuff about being a girl or a woman. Feminism and issues of misogyny are evident in all of her books that I have read so far. 
 
Even though I did not particularly enjoy What’s a Girl Gotta Do, the third book of the Spinster Club series, I really did enjoy this one. The story focused on Evie who suffered from a severe case of OCD, but she was recovering and on her way to reducing the dosage of her meds. But was she really recovering? She started a brand-new college and determined to keep her problem under wraps lest her peers would be talking about her behind her back like what happened in her previous school. She was also intrigued about relationship even though her psychiatrist advised caution. 
 
I particularly loved how Bourne captured the issues that came with a mental health problem that people tend to not talk about such as how those who cared about you could make it worse for you and yet how your condition could have a negative impact on them too. Also, how someone with mental health problems could be so blind and selfish to other people’s problems and lives because they were simply incapable of seeing beyond their own problems. I have lived this and I can confirm that it was portrayed really well. 
 
A recommended YA read, especially if you want to know more about how a teenager lives with OCD.