A funny, moving love story about facing fears hand in hand - one snake/spider/potentially unstable fourth-floor balcony at a time. From acclaimed author of OUR CHEMICAL HEARTS, Krystal Sutherland.
Esther Solar's family is . . . unusual. Her father hasn't left the basement in six years. Her brother is terrified of darkness.
Esther isn't afraid of anything - because she avoids pretty much everything. Elevators are off limits, as are open spaces, crowds, family pets, birds, needles, haircuts, dolls and mirrors.
But when Esther is pickpocketed by her cocky old classmate Jonah Walker, Esther and Jonah become surprising friends. Jonah sets a challenge: every week they must work their way through the world's fifty most common phobias. Skydiving, horse riding, beekeeping, public speaking, reptilehouses - they plan to do it all.
Soon their weekly foray into fear becomes the only thing that keeps them tethered to reality, and to each other. But each is keeping a secret from the other, a secret that threatens to rip them apart.
Publisher: Hot Key Books
ISBN: 9781471406614
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 269 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
Esther keeps a semi-definitive list of her worst nightmares on her at all times. (Don't you?) Or at least, she did, until a boy in her class named Jonah pickpocketed her and took it. Instead of returning the list, Jonah decides to help Esther face all the fears on her list. As they go, she discovers a new one: falling in love - Hello Giggles
Krystal Sutherland's latest read is packed full of humour, romance and scenes that will have you close to tears. It's an emotional turmoil and one that you should add on your TBR pile ASAP - Maximum Pop
I loved the quirkiness and the eccentric delivery. I have genuinely not seen anxiety tackled in such a fresh way before. Sutherland highlights the irrationality of fear without a "buck up" attitude - Lisa Talks About
A Semi Definitive List of Worst Nightmares is one of my new favourite books and encapsulates what it means to face your fears and beat them - Powisamy
I found Esther incredibly inspiring, brave and completely unique. I could gush about Semi Definitive for hours - Fantastic Book Dragon
Sutherland's writing is nuanced and beautiful, and her dealing with mental health issues is delicate and effective. This was a really touching look at friendship, love, mental health issues, and dealing with the circumstances life has thrust upon you - Much Ado About Books
Australian author Krystal Sutherland has a wonderful gift for getting into the minds of young adults and exploring their thoughts, feelings and fears with emotion and dark humour - Culture Fly
Firstly, I should say that I'm quite a bit older than the intended audience for this book but I really liked it none the less! We follow Esther Solar, member of a family that defines the word... More
I never knew I could have so much fun whilst also having my heart broken repeatedly!
I always make notes on a book as I'm reading if I know I want to write a review but about 90% of what I wrote down for this...
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Esther believes her family are cursed to live their greatest fears and, eventually, die from them. This comes from her grandfather telling tales of meeting (& avoiding) death as if death was a person. Esther has... More
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