Over all, I found this to be a very heartfelt, passionate read about a very nerdy teenager struggling with her mental health, although there were some issues for me in terms of character choices and the terms of the plot itself. I will say: definitely don't go into this expecting a romance or seeing Skylar as a love interest, as that's really not what the book is setting out to do. 

Brynn is a great main character, with her anxiety presented in a candid and understandable way. Genuinely this is one of the only instances where I've ever seen the experience of being a deeply online, nerdy teenager in this day and age really captured accurately--any moments of, for lack of a better word, cringe were just me cringing because Brynn's online experience was TOO accurate to my own lol. I also really enjoyed her bonding with her Dad and reconnecting with him. There were aspects of the mystery surrounding Skylar that worked for me as well, but I do think it's important to note that the focus really is on the mystery, rather than Skylar being a love interest, as I initially assumed from the blurb. This is really a story of Brynn connecting with herself and growing up, and I think it achieves that goal with a lot of empathy and heart. Another positive for me was the beautiful, vibrant descriptions of the Florida landscape, those really helped me picture a place unfamiliar to me and captured the peace of being out in the natural world! 

Overall, I think this book could be super impactful for a younger audience than me, especially those unfamiliar with anxiety and OCD (especially those seeing their experiences put into words for the first time!), but unfortunately this one just didn't necessarily resonate with me. Some of the dialogue and prose felt a little cheesy and like it was really over-explaining how to approach mental health, which I think is completely understandable for the book's goals, but it wasn't necessarily my favorite to read. In addition, at a certain point it felt like Brynn was just making the same poor choices over and over again, going through a loop of being reckless and facing the repercussions for her physical and mental health (and stressing the hell out of her dad) just like...3-5 times in a row, just with slight variations. There were also some parts about the ending that I felt could've used slower pacing and more explanation (though I will say that the conclusion of Skylar's arc did make me tear up a bit!), especially taking a little more time to show Brynn's growth. It just didn't resonate with me as strongly as it might for other readers. 

Overall, this is a pretty solid book with a few character motivation/plot issues, but it just didn't especially stand out to me personally.