The Problem with Crazy

<u> NOTE TO SHELF : </u> Stop judging a book by it's fucking cover and read the damn synopsis.<br><img src="https://images.gr-assets.com/hostedimages/1410840054ra/11158705.gif" class="gr-hostedUserImg" loading="lazy"> <br><br>.... Oh well at least this story broke my heart in a good way...if there is such a thing.

So… let me first start by saying I don’t write reviews, but this book compelled me to write one.<br /><br />WHAT A BOOK!!! <br /><br />The Problem With Crazy had me:<br />Heartbroken at 10%<br />Devastated at 60%<br />And <br />Destroyed at 80%<br /><br />I felt emotionally involved with this book, it made me smile, laugh, cry and sob big ugly tears (more than once). It ripped my heart out and put it back, only to do it all over again.<br /><br />I won’t spoil it by telling you anything that happens, as to be perfectly honest you NEED to read it!!!!!<br /><br />The Problem With Crazy, completely moved me and has made me look at life in a different perspective.<br /><br />Learn to smile, dance in the rain and enjoy all of life’s experiences, whatever they may be!<br />

<b>5 Addicting, so darn good Stars! </b><br /><br />This a one day, can't put down kind of book (aka my favorite kind).<br /><br /><b>I'm saying that, deep down, nothing will change your perfect.</b><br /><br />I had my next couple books lined up but then a friend recommended this to me and I told her I'd read it. She was thrilled that she had the power to make me say "yes" to a book she told me about without me asking questions. I trust her opinion and <i>NOW</i> I may have her telling me what all my next reads should be. <br /><br /><i>The Problem with Crazy</i> had me from the very beginning. I thought it was going to zig one way to discover it zagged and then zigged and zagged again. Seriously I was so addicted to this story! It was such an incredible story of life. Life that ends up taking you down a path you did not see ahead. You think you have it all figured out and are excited to move on to your next chapter in life when something unexpected happens. Then this flaw starts the snowball effect of your problems. But then a light is shown and you're given hope, only for that hope to be taken away too. <br /> <br /><b>I felt guilty when I indulged it, when I let that little spark breathe and gave it some air. I didn't want it to become a fire. I wasn't ready for that.</b><br /><br />I'm going to be honest, tissues are required for this story <i>but</i> don't let that hold you back from reading it because it would be a real shame for you to miss out on this treasure of a book. Kate's story is one of a kind and should be experienced. I found it to be beautiful in the sense you learn how to enjoy the smallest things in life and how they mean the most, I found it to be heartbreaking in the sense of love screwing with you (again and again), and I found it triumphing in the sense you overcome the crap that's tossed your way.<br /><br /><b>What was the point in fighting it?<br />Sometimes you just had to let the rain in.</b> <br /><br />I highly highly recommend reading The Problem with Crazy! And I <i>may</i> go crazy if June doesn't get here quick enough with <i>The Problem with Heartache</i>.

The Problem With Crazy is a great read. At first I was a little hesitant to read it because dealing with diseases that lead to death are always a scary read for me. But I have to say that Lauren did a great job writing this realistic story about the struggles families face when a family member is is and dying from a disease that has no cure. <br /><br />Kate has her life planned out. She is going to graduate from high school and go on tour with her boyfriend for the summer and live a care free life. She is all set with her plans and on the day of graduation everything hits the fan. Her father shows up drunk and rambling on and she can't understand what the hell is going on. Once everything quiets down and her father starts to talk to her Kate soon realizes her life is about to change and not in the good way. <br /><br />See her father has come to tell her he is dying from Huntington's Disease. This disease is one that takes so much from the body and mind and what her father reveals to her scares her because she now has to make the choice of getting tested to see if she has the disease or just live her life in ignorance. This is such a hard decision for Kate to make but as she goes through things with her boyfriend and her best friends she knows that no matter what her decision is she has family and friends right by her side and she knows that no matter the outcome she won't be alone.<br /><br />What does Kate decide? Well you have to read this incredible literary read to find out and I promise you won't be disappointed!

How do you cope when your entire world crashes down around you? Family, boyfriend, career, health... everything changes in the blink of an eye for Kate and thus begins an incredible journey of self-discovery.<br /><br />I found myself immersed in this story from the get-go. I felt Kate's pain, confusion and hurt, her heartbreak. Life can be cruel and Kate got hit with blow after blow.<br /><br />This was an emotional ride for me. Lauren's writing is flawless. The story pulled me down, ripped me apart, built me back up again before totally gutting me... over and over. I cried both tears of joy and of sorrow with this one.<br /><br />There are plenty of happy and fun moments too. I'm kinda a little speechless right now... Cannot recommend it any higher! Straight to the favourites shelf for me!<br /><br />4/6/15 UPDATE: Just finished re-reading this one. Even though I knew what was coming it still made me a sobbing mess! Love it!

This book shattered me.<br /><br />I can't remember the last time I cried so much reading a book. The characters I adored (and hated), and this book reminded me why I love YA books. <br /><br />This book gave me all the feels, but it was uplifting as well. The writing is seamless, and I could not put it down! You know the books where time passes around you but you don't care because you're lost in a book? Yeah, that happened with this one.<br /><br />This is one of my TOP READS for 2014. PLEASE Check it out.<br />

We are <b>The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club</b>, to know more about this book, go to the post in our website:<br /><br /><b> <a>The Problem With Crazy (Crazy in Love #1) by Lauren K. McKellar</a> </b><br /><br />If you are interested, you can visit our website:<br /><br /><b> <a href="http://theunofficialaddictionbookfanclub.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow noopener">The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club</a> </b><br /><br /><b> <u>The Unofficial Addiction Book Fan Club's Review:</u> </b><br /><br /><b>Rate:</b> 5 stars<br /><br /><b>Review:</b><br /><br />The Problem with Crazy is a sweet New Adult/Young Adult romance story that has the power to break your heart, make you smile and ache with the characters throughout the whole story. <br /><br />What happens when you discover that your dad has a horrible disease that will make him lose his mind? Well, the struggle is awful, and that's something the main character in The Problem With Crazy has to go through. But her life is turned upside down when her boyfriend dumps her because he doesn't want to have a girlfriend with an hereditary disease. She loses her chance to tour with her boyfriend's band, her former boyfriend and she's about to lose her dad. When you have reached the bottom, what drives you to keep living your disastrous life?<br /><br />I can't tell you the level of emotions this book can cause to the reader. I instantly liked the main character. Kate is one of those characters with a bit sense of humor, good, strong and with the complains of a normal teenager. So you are instantly invested in what's about to happen. You suffer with Kate, laugh with her, cry with her and worry with her. She teaches us readers the value of life and how we need to appreciate the little moments in life. But she's a teenager and her fears and anger towards the disease, towards her dad and her boyfriend are understandable and real. It's something that a person will go through in her situation and it's one of the main things that make her an amazing character.<br /><br />The side characters in the story are also important, like Kate's best friend, Stacey, and her boyfriend's best friend, Michael, who they both will be the main characters in the second book in the series, but her boyfriend is also important in Kate's struggle. Needless to say that he's a complete and utter jerk and ends up hurting Kate in a lot of scenes throughout the story.<br /><br />Lachlan is the optimistic and kind of a life coach in this story. He's sweet, funny, friendly and lovable. He makes Kate see that while her life might suck she's still living and can make something out of it. He was definitely my favorite character in this story and oh, boy, the feels. I'm not saying anything else because I always try to keep the reviews spoiler free, but once you read the book you'll understand me.<br /><br />I actually cried with this book. Like ugly crying, guys, and I was in a public place. So my recommendation? Read the book right now, but somewhere you won't mind crying out like a baby. I think this book might have ruined my future reads for the level of feelings and awesomeness there's in Kate's story.<br />Perfect for all the fans of The Fault in Our Stars, this is your kind of story! With an amazing, unexpected and full of emotions plot, The Problem With Crazy will make you cry, laugh and will definitely teach you a lesson about living the life we have and appreciating the little moments.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.<br /><br />The “Problem with Crazy” is book one in Lauren McKellar’s Crazy in Love series and the first of her books I’ve ever read. It is also the hardest book I’ve had to review in a long time. I can’t decide how high I want to rate it. I loved it to a point. Then, I hated it and Ms. McKellar. Seriously, I was so angry, I couldn’t feel the overwhelming sadness that I was supposed to feel…and that made me angrier. Halfway or so into the book, I KNEW what was coming. Without reading a single review, I knew what was going to happen, knew I was going to hate it, but the story was SOOOOOOO good. I read, praying I was wrong and that Ms. McKellar wasn’t the evil author I knew she was going to be. I couldn’t help myself. The thing is, I felt it was so unnecessary. Everyone in the story was already dealing with so many sad, depressing issues. I felt that this last thing was a dump of crappier crappiness that life dealt everyone. I skimmed the rest of the chapter until I got to the next part of the story, where everyone was trying to move forward. At that point, I was able to read again, but I didn’t fall into the rest of the story like I did the first ~80%. Yet, even now, I’m pissed off. If the story made me feel that strongly, does it deserve a higher rating?<br /><br />Outside of the unnecessary thing from above, I really did love the story. It wasn’t a light, easy read, but I felt (for the most part) it was real. The main character, Kate (18) and her mom are dealing with a lot. I read some of the reviews last night (to see if anyone else was as pissed as I was; they weren’t), and some felt that Kate was immature and selfish, but I felt as if her actions and thought process regarding her dad and his illness were very believable. She was selfish and immature at times, exactly like most teenagers would be, especially considering her dad had walked out on them the year before, and more recently, came to her high school graduation drunk. Finding out why someone does something doesn’t make you instantly change your perception and feelings. <br /><br />In the end, I’m going with four stars. Any book that can ruin my birthday, making me cry myself to sleep, was written by an author who knows how to draw a reader in. I have the second book in the series, and I’m scared to read it. I don’t want my heart to break again, but I do want to fall in love with characters. So, I’ll start it tonight.<br />

OMG, what a fantastic read! Wow. I'm still dumbfounded, even though I finished this book last night.<br />I have to admit I was a little wary when I started the book for two reasons: it's not often I get hooked by a YA/NA story and the other reason being the author is also my editor. So what if I didn't like the book? How would I tell her the reason for my 2 star rating? Turns out these were all unfounded fears because this book blew my mind.<br />I got immediately sucked into the story and couldn't let go. I just couldn't put it down, not even when I started crying, fat, ugly tears and sobs. Seriously, I was sobbing! The story struck a chord and it tugged at my heartstrings. It's such a powerful and emotional journey, that I still haven't been able to get over it.<br />There is a part (and I won't say what, otherwise I'll spoil the fun) where I had to stop to send a message to the author telling her I was thinking about unfriending her-but even then, I couldn't stop reading. Even through the tears and the sobs I still managed to smile at the sweetness of the story.<br />I love Kate. I haven't loved a teenager heroine in a book since Hopeless by Colleen Hoover. I have to say Kate has definitely earned the top spot in my best teenager character chart. She's fantastic. Funny, sweet, strong and fragile at the same time. She's the person I'd like to have been when I was eighteen.<br />Dave, Kate's boyfriend, is the perfect jerk, and Lauren managed to depict him perfectly. I found myself wanting to slap him every time he waltzed back into the story.<br />Lachlan. Well. Lachlan. I guess no words would ever describe how I feel for him. He's simply ADORABLE. And that's not even enough.<br />Kate and Lachlan's has to be THE cutest meet-cute in history. I loved it and laughed like an idiot, grateful for the privacy of my room. And afterwards it was just "aw" and then "lol" and "aw" again and "lol" and, well you get the picture. I just can't wait to read the sequel!<br />If you're looking for an intense story, with some strong themes and equally strong emotions that will touch your heart, squeeze it and never let go, well, this is the story for you. <br />But first be sure to follow these steps:<br />-lock your door and leave the whole world outside;<br />-unplug your phone and mobile;<br />-bring enough food and drinks so you won't have to leave your reading nook;<br />-stock up on Kleenex. Lots of them.

Let me start by saying that I have been trying to write this review for weeks, I had the absolute pleasure of meeting Lauren McKeller at my very first author signing event in March and she is without a doubt one of the funniest, sweetest people I have had the pleasure to meet. I had The Problem With Crazy sitting on my kindle for a little while, I picked up my signed paperback copy at the event and I felt like it was staring at me, goading me to pick it up and finally dig in. When I finally had a day off, I picked it up and started the journey, the experience that is The Problem With Crazy, in the effort of having full disclosure I was warned about how life changing McKeller's story was, how life changing it is, how I needed tissues, and possible a bottle of wine at the ready.<br /><br />So what's it about, I warn you, I'm going to be deliberately vague because you need to experience this story as blind as possible. Kate has her life planned out, but what do you do when your perfect existence, everything you took for granted - boyfriend, family, career aspirations, health all come crashing down around her, leaving her lost, scared and alone, with no light and the end of the tunnel?<br /><br />Lauren weaves a story of harrowing pain and tragedy, a world so dark at times that it left me as the reader feeling alone and distraught. The Problem With Crazy is a story that despite absolutely destroying me, in ways I didn't even know was possible, ultimately healed me, it's message, life affirming. Weeks on and I can't stop thinking about McKeller's words, her characters, the world she created. Breath taking is the only way I can find to describe the sheer beauty of TPWC.