Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley

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5 out of 5 stars to Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley. This book well deserves five stars and even more. Excellent book about mental health and friendship told by Solomon Reed and Lisa Praytor.

Solomon Reed hasn't left his house in three years since an incident that occurred in middle school where he took his clothes off and ran into the fountain. Solomon Reed is agoraphobic (an anxiety disorder that often develops after one or more panic attacks) and a Star Trek fan.

Lisa Praytor is seeking to get into a psychology program at Woodlawn University to leave Upland, CA where she resides. She decides to find Solomon Reed and "fix" him and write her essay for admissions on her personal experience with mental illness. However, she and her boyfriend Clark end up becoming friends with him.

Family matters in this story. We have Solomon's parents who are <b>awesome</b> they are very accepting and not too overbearing. Also, Sol's grandmother who he is very close to. strong familial relationships are very present! Especially with Sol and his grandmother, she talks about her deceased husband, you can really see the bond they have.

Mental illness is portrayed spot-on in this story. From JCW's personal experience with panic attacks, he describes Sol's panic attacks and anxiety in depth. Personally, I have never experienced panic attacks, and so it was very helpful to have the descriptive scenes when Sol would have an attack. That was one of my favorite parts.

Overall, I enjoyed this book so so much. I never wanted it to end. It was such a great story and everyone needs to read it.