Nia, a Black woman with obsessive compulsive disorder, navigates love, her career, and self acceptance in this novel that’s equal parts finding love and discovering her love for herself.

     I loved this book. The writing, the emotion, the lovable main character, this book was just amazing. Nia is one of my favorite book characters of all time. She will stick with me forever. I love that we got to see a Black woman with OCD find love and happiness in her life. I need more stories like this. I also love that Nia’s main OCD trigger was never explicitly stated. The novel was told through journal entries, so it was very realistic that when writing in her journal Nia wouldn’t spell out her triggers because it would trigger her! This book had a very honest and authentic portrayal of life with OCD.

     The only problem I had with this novel was that I couldn’t connect to the romance. The synopsis alluded to a love triangle. And though there was one, it wasn’t explored through most of the book and it was very clear throughout who Nia’s heart really wanted. And the one she wanted was just not someone I cared about. Honestly, I didn’t think either of the love interests were that impressive, but I did like one better than the other.

     Overall, I only had one complaint about the whole book, everything else was perfection. So, I’m giving this book a 4.5 star rating, for almost perfect! And I will be recommending this book to every reader I know! 

Thank you to BookBuzz and NetGalley for this arc. All opinions are my own.

TW: suicidal ideation

TW mentioned: suicide attempt, parental death, alcoholism, suicide