You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. Her new friend Linus stumbles into her life and together they try to solve her issues with romance and friendship. I love Sophie’s books, have never been disappointed with any of her books, and I wasn’t with this one. Mental and psychological illnesses are unfortunately treated as a second class citizen in relation to physical illnesses.

I can feel my heart pumping, but whether it’s because of the noise or the people or because I’m with a hot-looking boy, I don’t know. Sophie wrote her first novel under her real name, Madeleine Wickham, at the tender age of 24, whilst she was working as a financial journalist.It felt lazy and unfinished, I think an actual anecdote about what happened would have strengthened the story. To my delight, millions of readers across the globe have enjoyed the tales of my debt-ridden heroine, Becky Brandon. I mean, I'm sure there are parents out there that are like this, but to the extent where I found myself questioning how exaggerated these stereotypes were was ridiculous. Let's be realistic: being in a romantic relationship with a mentally ill person is a lot of work, especially since Audrey's anxiety is quite severe.

If we let Felix run our lives, we’d all wear superhero costumes all day long and eat nothing but ice-cream. As a note, I've seen a few reviews suggesting Audrey also deals with agoraphobia because she does not leave her home often. Seven: compete professionally (for the game in the book, this seems like the natural final step because it seems like a very tournament-heavy game. She talked about her problems not quite openly but opened herself one step at the time trough the story. The creative writing format is also a huge contributor to the overall bright and positive impact of the novel.I understand some authors choose to not include information like this as "the actual event doesn't matter", but it made the book extremely anti-climatic and left me very unsatisfied. Twenties Girl, I’ve Got Your Number, Wedding Night, and My Not So Perfect Life, which was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist for Best Fiction in 2017.