Review: Battling the Odds
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
At the beginning of this story, I thought it was going to be your typical NA romance novel, but then I started seeing hints of something more. Maybe it's because I read a similar novel recently and I picked up on the hints and figured it out before it was revealed in the story, but it became quite obvious to me.This is a story about facing and overcoming mental illness. It's a problem that many people in our society face, and many of them face it alone. People tend to not want to deal with these issues and this is a great story about love, support and trust to overcome those fears and insecurities that come along with it.These types of stories help people who haven't dealt with mental illness in their lives understand other people and feel less judgmental about them and I like the attention they get from stories like this.Besides all that - I'm not very informed about the medical profession and the jargon in this book impressed me a bit (though I couldn't possibly know if any of it is true! ha!) but in any case, I enjoyed it, and if you enjoy it too, you might consider reading "Real" by Katy Evans. Similar medical problem but dealt with in a COMPLETELY different context and setting.