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Am I Normal Yet?
by Holly Bourne
Am I Normal Yet? is a ballsy, YA contemporary that tackles anxiety, boy issues, female friendship and embracing feminism in a comedic, frank way and it's honestly a breath of fresh air.
Evie is trying to be normal, dealing with college, her first ever date, new friends and her battle with OCD and an anxiety order. But as Evie worries about telling her friends the truth about her mental health,and trying to figure out why boys are just so complicated, her condition begins to spiral.
This was a great read that was mostly a fun ride on the female friendship train with some man drama involved and a fantastic example of how hard it can be to live with an anxiety disorder. I loved everything about The Spinster Club, and honestly I would want to join up please. This book definitely had one of the strongest examples of female friendship I've seen/read in a while - even with Evie's older friend Jane who is in honeymoon stage with her boyfriend. Yes, Jane is selfish and doesn't hang out with Evie as much as she should but she also is one of the first to recognise that Evie is starting to spiral.
I loved Evie's little sister Rose, and I would love to see her as a main character in another Holly Bourne book when she's older. I really didn't like Evie's mam and dad and how they treated her anxiety, and it sometimes seemed that they made her worse rather than helping her try and get better or manage her thoughts.
Evie's struggle with her anxious thoughts is often very hard to read, and it almost makes you feel a bit panicky at times so if you are someone who suffers from OCD and anxiety, just be warned.However I think the representation was done in a really great way, a believable way and the story didn't end up too serious but had a lot of comedic moments thanks to the Spinster Club.
I do think there were one too many guys at the start of Evie's story - it kind of seemed like she jumped really quickly from Ethan to Oli to Guy, and all of a sudden Guy was the one. I liked that not everything worked out as a happily ever after, it was a bit of reality that not every guy you meet in college will be after the same thing as you or be your one true love. I loved Evie's development by the end of the book, both mental health wise and guy-wise as well. 100% reading the rest of the books in the trilogy.
Evie is trying to be normal, dealing with college, her first ever date, new friends and her battle with OCD and an anxiety order. But as Evie worries about telling her friends the truth about her mental health,and trying to figure out why boys are just so complicated, her condition begins to spiral.
This was a great read that was mostly a fun ride on the female friendship train with some man drama involved and a fantastic example of how hard it can be to live with an anxiety disorder. I loved everything about The Spinster Club, and honestly I would want to join up please. This book definitely had one of the strongest examples of female friendship I've seen/read in a while - even with Evie's older friend Jane who is in honeymoon stage with her boyfriend. Yes, Jane is selfish and doesn't hang out with Evie as much as she should but she also is one of the first to recognise that Evie is starting to spiral.
I loved Evie's little sister Rose, and I would love to see her as a main character in another Holly Bourne book when she's older. I really didn't like Evie's mam and dad and how they treated her anxiety, and it sometimes seemed that they made her worse rather than helping her try and get better or manage her thoughts.
Evie's struggle with her anxious thoughts is often very hard to read, and it almost makes you feel a bit panicky at times so if you are someone who suffers from OCD and anxiety, just be warned.However I think the representation was done in a really great way, a believable way and the story didn't end up too serious but had a lot of comedic moments thanks to the Spinster Club.
I do think there were one too many guys at the start of Evie's story - it kind of seemed like she jumped really quickly from Ethan to Oli to Guy, and all of a sudden Guy was the one. I liked that not everything worked out as a happily ever after, it was a bit of reality that not every guy you meet in college will be after the same thing as you or be your one true love. I loved Evie's development by the end of the book, both mental health wise and guy-wise as well. 100% reading the rest of the books in the trilogy.