Every Last Word

Review by Lexi Hynes

Written

by Tamara Ireland Stone

After reading this book, you look up and stare into space for a while, trying to comprehend the incredible story you just read. Every Last Word tells the story of Samantha, a girl who hangs out with the popular crowd and seems to live a perfectly normal life; however, she keeps her OCD and anxiety a secret from everybody. Samantha meets Caroline on the first day of school and Caroline takes her to a secret poetry club, where Samantha meets new people and explores her own self. This book highlights the reality of living with a mental illness. Many social media platforms have content that glamorizes or does not fully capture the seriousness and struggles that come having OCD or anxiety. This book does a brilliant job of capturing the real life of somebody like Samantha.