They’re great additions that further allow the reader to connect to Evie’s thought processes.

I also really liked how the book included Evie’s recovery diary entries, good vs bad thoughts notes, worry outcome surveys and action plans.

“Suddenly, after fighting for so long, your brain gives up and erodes in on you, spiralling your thoughts into monsters who seize the city and tell you nothing is going to be okay ever again. We see her struggle with her mental illness and being in Evie’s mind space truly helped me understand OCD better or how someone with anxiety grapples through everyday challenges. Normal or not, life just isn’t easy and people are complicated and Evie’s story evoked that so well. Suffering from OCD and anxiety, it’s understandable why she wants to do normal girl things- go to college, make friends, have fun at parties, and maybe even find a boyfriend. “Being a spinster means you’re not afraid to look at society and say loudly, ‘I don’t agree with this, this is wrong.'”Įvie craves for normalcy. With the first book in Bourne’s girl power trilogy, we’re introduced to the fabulous Spinster Club and to Evie’s story. Holly Bourne keeps it real with her books and her characters and it’s truly admirable how she executes these honest stories that shed light into these interesting perspectives about humanity. It isn’t my first time to read a Holly Bourne book and Am I Normal Yet? definitely won’t be the last. And if Evie can’t even tell her new friends Amber and Lottie the truth about herself, how will she cope when she falls in love? They can make any girl feel like they’re going mad. There’s only one thing left to tick off her list…īut relationships are messy – especially relationships with teenage guys. She’s even going to parties and making friends. She’s almost off her meds and at a new college where no one knows her as the girl-who-went-crazy. Am I Normal Yet? by Holly Bourne Book #1, The Normal SeriesĪll Evie wants is to be normal.

Am i normal yet by holly bourne