Am I Normal Yet? (The Spinster Club Series #1)

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Along with her OCD, Evie is trying to manage the growing distance between herself and her best friend Jane now that Jane has a new boyfriend, as well as dealing with her own boy problems as she dips her toes back into the pool of dating.

We experience its controlling grip on Evie's day-to-day life, the many different possible stages and manifestations, and the vital importance of the right strategies and support from her therapist and family. That doesn't mean I can't see the wonderful message or the beautiful aspect of having friends, it just doesn't work for me anymore. There were strong elements of feminism and its theories in this book and I love how Holly Bourne infused that in. The book follows Evie’s story as she tries to live a normal life, something that is fundamentally difficult with OCD rituals controlling her.GOOD BITS: My favourite aspect of this novel is the relationship between Evie and her two best friends, Amber and Lottie. I thought that was a really interesting thing to explore, because we seem to hear a lot about feminism in our society at the moment but most of it is coming from older women and a lot of it has negative connotations, so this more relaxed, modern approach that deals with it in a way which is still relatable to the life of a teenager was really refreshing.

They aim to stay true to themselves, and not lose their personality or their friends while trying to impress guys, and at the same time not being ball breakers! In addition to that, this book deals with concepts of feminism which I think were great as well and handled right. I haven't lost hope in Holly Bourne, though, as I could see a brilliant author in some areas despite her making a terrible mistake in this novel. It deals with serious and real issues (mental illness and feminism, mainly) while managing to add humor and comedy to it.

Holly Bourne, as usual, does not disappoint and delivers readers with another amazingly relatable story about teenagers. For those who aren’t young adults, the book still stands up, being funny and heart-warming and a reminder of those teenage years. As for OCD, I won't state an opinion simply because I don't have much knowledge of it besides the generally known concepts of it. Bad stuff happens, people are mean, there are no steps you can take that ensure the world leaves you alone.