I can't show much respect to a book when it starts saying that making a friend or having a boyfriend suddenly cures a mental disorder...

Not only does that clearly appear in the way Petula starts not being afraid of her fears anymore, for no other reason than the fact she has a boyfriend... But there are actual phrases like "you were weird before him", "broken", "he changed you - in a good way" (I didn't read it in English so these aren't exact quotes but similar). Just because she has (had?) OCD and generalised anxiety disorder? And she doesn't have as many tics anymore? She's now a "better" person?

All this, said within a group for teenagers with mental health issues. And a professional counselor. And it was never mentioned that that kind of mentality is NOT the way to handle it? Eeerm... Nope.

I also felt angry at the fact that every single person in this group of 'Art therapy' had to explain their mental health issue based on some tragic event... Sometimes, anxiety, depression and other mental health issues exist even without some huge tragic explanation... It just exists. And it sucks, but it just exists. WHY DID THIS STORY EVOLVE AROUND A GROUP OF KIDS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IF YOU CAN'T REPRESENT IT IN A GOOD WAY???

Okay, you want to hear good things about the book? It has cats. Loads of cats. Cat hats. Cat videos. Cats. It gets a bonus star for that.