It wasn't enjoyable and felt gimmicky, making a large portion of the story to be very hard to get through. Audrey's family is hilarious and every character was so well-written and real; I adored them all even though everyone had their own quirks! And yes, I know hate is a strong word and I shouldn’t waste my energy on hating a book when that energy could go to reading books that I will end up loving but this book hurt me.

Because in an MMO RPG, everyone's experience is their own, and you can play the game however you want. PLUS, you could easily introduce a romance into this scenario, especially since it could be done very similar to how Linus and Audrey's romance began in the book.

I'm absolutely terrified of speaking to strangers through my mic, even people who i've known for years and years. Now what I thought this was going to be was a marriage between the two, because the subjects were so involved and set up in the beginning of the novel. But halfway through, with no loved ones by her side, she's able to make the 20-minute walk from her house to Starbucks. I live with anxiety and I can relate to pretty much everything that the main character goes through, Sophie really has it.

Instead, Linus offers his friendship and supports Audrey but he certainly doesn’t solve all her problems.And mum just looked at me as if she wanted to laugh or maybe cry, and she said, "But, Audrey, that's what life is. there are little hints here and there and names mentioned, but no specific details are given, which just leaves you to use your imagination.

I thought Audrey was going to be inevitably dragged into this gaming scenario, which would've been very easy for Kinsella to do. We experience the nightmare which Audrey had to go through and the emotions are shown as being so deep and raw that they cut you deeply. Kinsella’s knack for humor and sensitivity shine in a story that should easily expand her already substantial fan base. Some of this review will be a ramble-y description of my experiences with anxiety (which I will put in a spoiler tag at the very end).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 contemporary references, the hilarious parent-child confrontations/battles, everything is just so current and spot on!

Mental and psychological illnesses are unfortunately treated as a second class citizen in relation to physical illnesses. Anyway, Sophie Kinsella's writing style is great because it reads like one of those comedy tv shows and it also contains film scripts and notes that speed up and enhance the reading experience! As a note, I've seen a few reviews suggesting Audrey also deals with agoraphobia because she does not leave her home often.