Star Rating: Every star in the freaking galaxy.

Samantha McAllister looks just like the rest of the popular girls in her junior class. But hidden beneath the straightened hair and expertly applied makeup is a secret that her friends would never understand: Sam has Purely-Obsessional OCD and is consumed by a stream of dark thoughts and worries that she can’t turn off.

Seriously, this is one of the BEST books I have read in a really long time. I mean, phenomenal. The story line was so unique and the main character was a very different, but a very strong female lead and I absolutely loved her from the beginning.

Samantha is obviously different from the other girls in high school, because she struggles with her OCD. I will be the first to admit that I don’t know a lot about OCD, but I do know that it can be extremely difficult and even debilitating to live with. And a lot of people don’t know how serious OCD can be and just how many different forms of OCD there actually are.

Purely-Obsessional OCD is a form of OCD that takes place in the mind and the obsessions are hidden in the thoughts and small actions of the person. And that’s something Samantha has struggled with throughout her life and no one besides her family knows about her OCD.

She meets a girl, Caroline, in the theater and what she shows Samantha what is hidden behind a secret door, Samantha’s life is changed forever.

I adored this story from start to finish and even though the ending was completely unexpected, I loved the way the author had Samantha react and how she worked even more through her issues and working with her OCD rather than against it.

I recommend this to anyone. Anyone who wants a good book to read; anyone who wants to learn more about this form of OCD; anyone and everyone should read this book.

I’ll definitely be looking into other books by this author.