3.5 stars

I enjoyed this book. I was worried this was going to be your typical 'boy meets girl and she's magically cured' novel, but it wasn't like that at all.

Audrey is a teenage girl who suffers from anxiety disorders and episodes of depression. She hasn't left the house in a while, with the exception of her visits to the hospital. She won't make eye contact with anyone other than close family. She wears dark glasses and is terrified of strangers and the outside world. Until she meets Linus, her brother's friend.

Rather than Kinsella using Linus to pull Audrey from her anxiety and depression, she uses his character to help support Audrey with her wanting to feel better. This novel is about Audrey's journey to feeling better with the support of her boyfriend. She still has the ups and downs and I'm glad the story was written in this way.

The book started off quite slow. I'm still not sure why the first 100 or so pages focused on the feud between her brother, Frank, and her mum. Personally, I would have preferred to read about the experiences that caused Audrey's anxiety and depression as these are mentioned in the book but not fully explored.