Esther Solar, seventeen, believes in the list of her worst nightmares: fears of everything from flying to spiders to thunder, which she keeps tallied in a notebook. After her grandfather dies, she decides to face them one by one in a quest to overcome the anxieties she has accumulated. Her unwelcome partner in this plan is Jonah Smallwood, a boy with his own secrets, who keeps showing up at the moments she is most vulnerable. Krystal Sutherland writes with humor and tenderness about grief, family history and the strangeness of a family cursed with falling in love badly.
It suits teens and adults who like romantic comedies with real emotional stakes. Readers who enjoy quirky, intelligent narrators will connect with Esther's mix of fear and bravery.
Inward-looking; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Empathetic Explorer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
