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Under Rose-Tainted Skies by Louise Gornall
4.0

For Norah, everyday life brings all manner of struggles. She rarely leaves her house, and describes her brain as conspiring against her, as she tries to make sense of life as an agoraphobe who also has OCD.
Norah was a quirky strong-willed character, and it was fascinating to see her honest and unflinching account of how this condition affected her life.
When Luke moves next door, he is intrigued by her. Perhaps surprisingly he remains interested even after he sees the extent to which her life is affected by her thoughts and fears.
I found the description of Norah's life exhausting, but it was clearly a topic the author knew about. The couple were cute together, and it was good to see Norah treated with understanding and compassion.
There was no quick-fix at the end, and it was good to see some shifts/development but to not be given the message that everything could be easily sorted.