Aza is a 16-year-old girl with OCD, so it is not easy being a normal teenager, but she tries her best to be a good friend, a good daughter, and a good student while battling an uncontrollable flood of intrusive, obsessive thoughts. Aza has deep doubts about her ability to search for love, happiness, friendship, and confidence when she gets back in touch with Davis, her childhood crush. Although Cree Cicchino, who plays her best friend, is a true highlight, Isabella Merced portrays both great and tiny emotions. All in all, it was expertly made, as are most of John Green adaptations.

The dialogue is great with exchanges like this one when Daisy says to Aza, “Mychal said once that you’re like mustard. Great in small quantities, but then a lot of you is… a lot.” Aza replies, “I’m sorry it’s not fun hanging out with me because I’m stuck in my head so much, but imagine being actually stuck inside my head with no way out, with no way to ever take a break from it, because that’s my life. To use Mychal’s clever little analogy, imagine eating NOTHING BUT mustard, being stuck with mustard ALL THE TIME, and if you hate me so much, then stop asking me to.”

It might be annoying to hang out with Aza because her mental health isn’t the best and you always have to look out for her, make sure she is okay, and sometimes not be able to be a normal teenager around her. But from Aza’s perspective, she can’t do anything about it because she has always been like this, and she wishes that she wouldn’t have to deal with her OCD, so it’s not fair to blame her.

This movie has a really true, honest feel to it, and you can tell how seriously all the people involved took the project. It brings back that awkward yet romantic feeling of being a teenager, without the excessive romanticization of high school .