Conditions of a Heart by Bethany Mangle

Brynn Kwan is desperate for her high school persona to be real. That Brynn is head of the yearbook committee, the favourite for prom queen, and definitely not crumbling from a secret disability that’s rapidly wearing her down. If no one knows the truth about her condition, Brynn doesn’t have to worry about the pitying looks or accusations of being a faker that already destroyed her childhood friendships. She’s even willing to let go of her four-year relationship with her first love, Oliver, rather than reveal that a necessary surgery was the reason she ignored his existence for the entire summer. But after Brynn… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

  • Ableism discussed
  • Chronic illness (Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, mast cell activation syndrome, and POTS)
  • COVID-19 pandemic mentioned