Don't Touch by Rachel Wilson

Don't Touch

by Rachel Wilson

"16-year-old Caddie struggles with OCD, anxiety, and a powerful fear of touching another person's skin, which threatens her dreams of being an actress--until the boy playing Hamlet opposite her Ophelia gives her a reason to overcome her fears."--

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4 of 5 stars

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Even someone who doesn't struggle with anxiety will probably find this story refreshing and relatable. Caddie has issues. That much is pretty clear. And believe it or not, I wasn't at any moment, screaming in my head for her to get over it and kiss the boy. No, because I understood her fear. And not only because I've experienced the anxiety myself, but because the author made me understand it.

It's all there and raw enough to spark interest. In more than one occasion the writing speaks about Caddie's Don't Touch and how she knows it's stupid but 'what if?' What if it's true that if she touches someone her dad won't come home ever. She feels she's insane, and self-conscious when she's with her friends and everybody's so normal, and she may look like it but that's just because she works very hard for it to stay that way.

A recommended read for anyone who likes contemporary YA where the romance isn't idealized to death, but instead it's sweet, and plausible.


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