A review by readlovereviewblog
Lovely Madness by Jaine Diamond

5.0

This story is about Cary. We met him in Xander's book, but he is very reclusive. This story goes back to why before that was the case. Cary is very eccentric, as you read in the first chapter of this book. This book gives the reader a deeper dive into Cary's mental and emotional problems. He is shocked when Taylor comes into his life. Of course, they fall for each other, and things are still weird, but they both seem happy. Till a fateful day sends it all downhill. This part of the story was heartbreaking and super sad. Taylor doesn't do well, and it shows.
The reader doesn't get Cary's perspective the entire book, but it does shift back and forth without interruption. As things come to a precipice, Cary realized with some help from Ashley that he misses Taylor. He also admits he needs help to fight his issues. Taylor is super brave and stunned me with some of her choices and actions. Things get better between her and Cary, but of course, now that his issues are transparent, she doesn't give up on him. He does start to overcome and make choices to live instead of hiding.

This book isn't the typical romance, but it deals with a lot of Cary issues. I loved watching Cary overcome his problems. I also loved how strong Taylor was in the face of those issues. She makes some hard choices and hard pushes, but it results fantastically. Don't be surprised if you are in tears reading this. It is an emotional book.