I’ve never been disappointed by one of Racquel’s books and this one is no different! This is Me Trying is a gut wrenching story that deals with grief and explores the different ways people live through it. I loved that the story was able to show so many different outcomes of grief because it’s such a personal thing and everyone deals with it so differently! There was a lot I was able to relate myself with Santi specifically, especially in the way his OCD manifested. OCD is such a complex and misunderstood mental illness and unless you’ve had to deal with it, it’s impossible to truly understand. It’s exhausting and illogical and consuming and no matter how much you know that your brain is lying to you, you can’t control it! I’m so glad we’re getting more books that explore OCD in real ways without it being a cute quirk like a lot of the world seems to think! I just very much recommend this one but make sure you’re in the right headspace because it’s pretty heavy!