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Compulsion by heidi ayarbe6/10/2023 This story could have easily been from the perspective of a kid who chooses to lurk in the shadows because of their disorder. And God only knows the characters in Leverage went through enough to deserve their pat ending. I know, I know this is total opposite of how I felt with Leverage. Yet, I wanted Jake to have a happy ending so badly that I think I held my breath the last 20 pages of the book, hoping against hope he would. Mental illness is a complex problem that can’t be happy ended easily. I’m a happy ending type of gal, but only when it warrants it. Having to do everything exactly the same every single day to keep the spiders from gnawing at his brain. Jake’s held prisoner by his compulsions – needing the time, or people’s words, or french fries or his steps and just about anything else countable to end up in a prime number. If you’re wondering what I’m raving about, wait until you dive into Compulsion and into the very chaotic head of seventeen-year-old Jake Martin, star soccer player and OCD sufferer.
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