'Holly Smale is an exceptional writer and this book is a treasure. Everyone should read it and everyone will love it' -- Lindsey Kelk 'Witty, touching and totally absorbing. Cassandra is a funny and sharply-observed character who I loved spending time with' -- Graeme Simsion 'Sharp, funny, quirky, insightful and so very, very relatable' -- Joanne Harris 'Cassandra Dankworth is one of the most compulsively readable protagonists in contemporary fiction. This is a truly original novel, a war cry for you to be you and for me to be me. I loved it.' -- Laura Jane Williams 'Cassandra Dankworth is a character as unique as she is endearing ... An absolute gem of a novel' -- Margarita Monitmore

Holly Smale is the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of the Geek Girl and The Valentines teen series, which have sold 3.4 million copies worldwide. In January 2021, Holly was diagnosed autistic at the age of 39. Suddenly a lot of things made sense. Holly regularly shares, debates about and celebrates neurodiversity on Twitter and Instagram @holsmale.