Queried Sick

I was drawn in by basically the first chapter and didn't want let go of the book anywhere in my reading of it. I love social media and texting in books and I think it added to the enjoyment of this book even more – specifically because during COVID there was such a large uptick of us being online and communicating with each other – although I just do that anyway.

Ezra and Oliver were so so cute. I liked how they went from “I'm messaging you because I need to” and then moved into the “starting to text for fun” group and then “I'm chatting with you several times a day” and then eventually into the super cute “relationship messaging”. I really enjoyed being able to join them in moving into all those different stages.

I liked how Ezra was more than he seemed at first. That on the surface and probably to a lot of people who knew his surname and family – they would probably think him arrogant and self-absorbed. But he most certainly wasn't. He was kind and tried not to judge people – which is hard to do seeing as he was judged so much by his family.

I loved that Oliver had Rheumatoid Arthritis. Well not that he had it – because it's a difficult disease – but that a character shared a diagnosis with me. I sympathised with him so much about his pain and his frustrations of it all. I don't have my vocal cords flaring up but as someone who (admittedly) talks a lot I can imagine that'll be sore. But I liked that while he was (obviously) very aware of his diagnosis he tries the hardest to remain as positive as possible – which is hard anyway and then you add a pandemic!

It's extremely easy to become negative when you have a chronic illness and I think even more (easier) when the pandemic hit. So I definitely didn't think less of Oliver when he pushed people away or got angry because as I said – it's very easy to get angry/become negative. But through it all he still tried to have moments of happiness and positivity and those small moments are what helps a lot.

When Ezra first called Oliver “Ollie” I awwed so loud I was glad I was in my room