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Finding Audrey

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I honestly didn't expect any less from Sophie Kinsella but I was a bit hesitant because of two reasons, one being that this is her first try at writing middle grade books, and another being that I never really enjoy middle grade books. One of my main concerns when I started this book was that it would turn into another "love cures mental illness" tale.

I was laughing out loud so many times as reading this, in restaurants and the break room at work as well. Audrey’s mother was quite crazy about the possibility of Audrey’s brother Frank being addicted to video games, and went to ridiculous lengths to try and stop him from playing.At first I was so excited for it because it sounded perfect for me because when I was Audrey's age, I had actually gone through something freakishly similar to her in this book! I liked the focus on that an event may have triggered Audrey's anxiety, but it is primarily a chemical imbalance that she has always lived with - it's not only tied to an incident at school. They meet a handful of times in which Audrey flees from him like a startled deer and exchange a few cute notes and then he's utterly head over heels for her.

You’ll understand what I mean (although I still would have better appreciated it had the main characters been a bit older) when you read the book. The after effects of something that happened at school has left her unable to brave the outside world, or talk to strangers and she wears sunglasses even indoors. Her new friend Linus stumbles into her life and together they try to solve her issues with romance and friendship.

Laugh dream and hope with Audrey as she learning that even when you feel like you have lost yourself, love can still find you. This was lovely and heartwarming story of a young girl overcoming extreme bullying and the debilitating social anxiety that followed.

The mother was intense and annoying sometimes, but mostly I found her arguments with Audrey's brother, Frank, supremely funny.It affects all of your interpersonal relationships and makes daily tasks like making eye contact, eating in front of others, or leaving the house almost impossible. But halfway through, with no loved ones by her side, she's able to make the 20-minute walk from her house to Starbucks. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. The reader gets to ‘see’ the documentary through snippets of film script and this was an exciting new twist for me.

An incident which started all this keeps getting referred to, and even Audrey hints at it, almost tauntingly, but it's never explained! Audrey’s tentative relationship with her brother’s friend Linus makes for a very sweet romance, while the story gives full weight to the pressures she’s facing. And I’m not even talking about the romance because although there may be a little romance, it’s not really romance-romance.Interestingly, it isn’t a story about bullying or what caused her to feel this way, but instead it focuses on healing and recovery.

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