*~~*ARC kindly provided by the author to me in exchange for an honest review *~~* 
 When I started the book after reading the blurb I was aware I would cry and be devastated many times. I wasn't exaggerating, because I did all this. 
 Jeremey and Emmet are two true gems and their story is - although they have to pass a lot of obstacles - a sweet one. 
 Because of the switching tone, the different POVs, one time it's Emmet then Jeremey we read, the book is totally intriguing. It is romantic and sometimes it is not, it is sweet, sometimes it isn't. You are fully aware of the problems the two young men have to deal with. In fact all the residents of the Roosevelt, the shelter home where they learn to live independently but under controlled observation and with a lot of help. 
 Although sometimes really honest and sometimes ugly in the way how the other people around the guys react you have to laugh with and about the guys. You don't laught because you are mean, you laught because at a certain point in the book you forget the diabilities, the visible as non-visible ones and you totally love Emmet and Jeremey for what they are. How passionate, how sweet and how dearing they are. How normal in being nor normal. Because what is the book telling? Normal is just a setting on the dryer. 
 I really enjoyed the book and although this book IS a romance, it isn't a simple one. Although it contains sexual intercourses, they are almost clinical but totally sweet and really touching. It is the way of how - mostly - Emmet's voice is speaking in your mind. And with the switching you get both POV which is extremely helpful but also sometimes tough to read so you have to take breaks. 
 I really can tell this book touched my heart. It has a special place there and several times I cried (along with the character), got angry about some people (especially Jeremey's parents) but also had a deep connection to the character although I neither have a person around me with autism nor depression or anxiety, or at least in this heavy way the both guys have. It gave me an insight in a world I haven't known much about, about disabilities I knew only less about and certainly only in small parts was aware how difficult is it to live with those. 
 For the courage to chose and write about such a major topic in a gay romance book I can only say: well done. 5 out of 5 stars for this book. 
 Review originally posted on my blog with added content Mikku-chan / A world full of words together with Shelter the Sea