Don’t Panic by Author Lindsay Paige
Title: Don’t Panic
Author: Lindsay Paige
Publisher: Lindsay Paige (6 Dec 2012)
Buy Link: Amazon
Synopsis:
Samantha Branson is having severe anxiety attacks. Her heart beats unusually fast, her breath quickens, and her hands sweat. Every detail screams in her head that she is the center of unwanted attention. Everyone can hear her thoughts, her heart, and her breathing. The silence of the classroom is so loud that focus is impossible.
After an attack lands her in the wrong bathroom, Sam meets Eli who offers to provide help. Faced with the return of her possessive ex-boyfriend and the blossoming of a new romance, Sam must find the strength inside herself to face her anxieties head on.
Review:
After reading this book, you’ll be very well acquainted with the struggles a panic attack sufferer encounters on a daily basis. Author Lindsay Paige details every breath and racing thought experienced by Sam as she deals with recently developed but severe anxieties. I’m sure this story will go a long way to help real sufferers know that they aren’t alone and that they have reason to hope.
This is an easy read; you can have it done in a day if you make any effort to do so. Eli is a very likable character, and by the end, you’re happy to see that Sam has made some major improvements in her life. The biggest flaw is that the book ended rather abruptly. In fact, the only reason I knew it was over was because there weren’t any pages left. While I don’t see it becoming a YA/Adult crossover title, I do think that Don’t Panic will appeal to many young adults.
About the Author:
Lindsay Paige is a young adult romance author from North Carolina. Most of what Lindsay writes are her daydreams in lavish details. (Please excuse that fact when you read one of her future works about a girl who sleeps around.;)) When not writing, she is working to finish her first year of college.
Lindsay loves to read, listen to music, watch and play tennis, along with watching her favorite hockey team, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lindsay is a big fan of Sidney Crosby (87) and buys Penguins merchandise whenever she can.
Lindsay loves to be around her family and best friends. One summer, after viewing a video of Nicholas Sparks’ house, Lindsay’s mother made the comment that she should write a bestselling novel since she “reads so much”, that way they could have a beautiful house as well. Lindsay took her comment to heart. She began working on Sweetness. A year later, the novel was complete.
I received a digital copy of this book to review through the Charisma Media Network. No other compensation was received. All opinions are my own.
