By Carrie Mac, Carrie Mac
Maeve, who lives in Seattle and suffers severe anxiety is sent to Vancouver to live with her dad after her mom must leave for a job off the continent. Adjusting to her new situation with her dad and step family is tough until she meets another girl with whom she falls in love and "comes out" openly in a gay relationship and finds solace.
Severity reflects intensity, not value — “central theme” means a warning is a core part of the book, not that the book is bad.