An at times unnerving romance about two teens with extreme compulsions, the book includes mature descriptions of sex, lots of OCD rituals and ...SkiptoContentOCDLoveStoryBookreviewbySandieAnguloChen,CommonSenseMediaCommonSensesaysage14+(i)UniquenovelaboutOCDteensinloveisdisturbingbutgood.CoreyAnnHayduContemporaryFiction2013SaveRatebookShareReadorbuyParentssayNoreviewsyetAddyourratingKidssayage15+Basedon2reviewsGetitnowSearchingforstreamingandpurchasingoptions...CommonSenseisanonprofitorganization.Yourpurchasehelpsusremainindependentandad-free.GetitnowonSearchingforstreamingandpurchasingoptions...Didthisreviewmisssomethingondiversity?Researchshowsaconnectionbetweenkids'healthyself-esteemandpositive,diverserepresentationsinbooks,TVshows,andmovies.Wanttohelpushelpthem?Suggestadiversity updateSuggestanupdateOCDLoveStoryYourprivacyisimportanttous.Wewon'tsharethiscommentwithoutyourpermission.Ifyouchosetoprovideanemailaddress,itwillonlybeusedtocontactyouaboutyourcomment.Seeourprivacypolicy.Alotoralittle?Theparents'guidetowhat'sinthisbook.EducationalValueTeenswilllearnagreatdealaboutvariousformsofOCDandanxietydisorders,dispellingthemyththatOCDonlypresentsitselfinoneway.ThevarioustriggersandsymptomsofOCDareobviousinBea,Beck,andtheirtherapymates;exposuretherapyisalsoexplainedasawaytohelppeoplewithOCDdealwiththeircompulsions.BeaandBeck'sunlikelylovestorywillshowreadershowdifficultitisforsomepeopletodealwiththeirpersonalanxietiesandhowmuchhelptheyneedtomakeitthroughthedaywithoutgivingintotheircompulsions.PositiveMessagesThebookencouragestherapy--andsupportfromfamily/friends--asthemostimportantaspectofdealingwithmentalillness.Honestyandselfawarenessarealsostressed,becauseBeacan'tgetbetteruntilshe'struthfulabouthercompulsions.Bea'scommentsaboutherfeelingsforBeckalsoshowhowmuchmoremeaningfulsexiswithsomeoneyouloveratherthansomeoneyoudon'twanttodisappoint.PositiveRoleModels&RepresentationsDr.Patisadedicatedtherapistwhogenuinelycaresaboutherpatients.Shemakesherselfavailableoutsideof