Six months ago, something happened that changed everything for Hattie. The next morning, she came up with The Plan. It was time for a whole new life. That’s how Hattie ends up in a little cabin in the middle of nowhere, where the woodland stretches for miles and stars light up the night sky. Here, Hattie can be whoever she wants to be. At two years old, Hattie was diagnosed with a condition that would alter the course of her life. Ever since then she’s had to constantly explain herself and pretend that the pitying looks don’t bother her. If she wants The Plan to work, nobody back home can know why she really left, and nobody in her new life can know the truth about her. But it’s not long before she’s caught in her lies – trapped between who she really is, and who she so desperately wants to be. When everything falls apart, can she piece herself back together?

My Thoughts:

Hattie has got a plan, she needs to get away from her old life and start somewhere new without telling anyone the real reason why she has upped sticks and left. They all think she is moving in with her new boyfriend but no boyfriend exists and Hattie wants to break free from normality and start afresh. Hattie was diagnosed with a condition that affects her whole life and she hates how it affects her life and that everyone takes pity on her and she is struggling to be who she wants to be. Getting away from everyone, she doesn’t realise how much she needs her family and simple things are still a struggle. I didn’t think in a million years how much this book would resonate with me. I have struggled with health issues all my life but because people cannot see inside me, they think I am fine. Hattie really pulled at my heartstrings and I found a few things that were so relatable to me. I wanted Hattie to have a good life but I also know it is better to have family around you than to not. I laughed and cried throughout this most powerful read.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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