** spoiler alert ** 
 So I liked this book but it was more of a ...I want to know what's gonna happen kind of like and was ok with it in the end not a thorough enjoyment. 
 Basically this is a modern day Rapunzel story only mom is legitimately damaged and doesn't want to lose her daughter to anything that could hurt her. It's not really Munchausen by proxy because deep down the mom knows that Maddy isn't sick but she wants her to believe she is so that she will stay locked up and be safe not for her own attention and she isn't actually making her sick like actual people with MBP do. That's why I say it's more like a sort of Rapunzel syndrome or at least that's what I'm calling it. 
 Maddy was a sweet girl but incredibly frustrating. After being locked up her whole life Maddy never shows any signs of resentment or anger. Even after meeting Ollie and her mom not allowing her to see him or have any life at all she has no feelings of anger. How is that possible? Even if she believes her mother only loves her and wants to protect her how can she never get anger or upset. It's so frustrating. I wanted to grab her and shake her. Grow some balls! Stand up for yourself and the one thing you want which is this boy you like who is your only friend. HELLO!!! Also why didn't she once look up her disease symptoms and treatments. Internet was all she had. It would have told her a lot. 
 I absolutely loved Carla. She was doing her job as a nurse but at least she was a friend to Maddy and she let her be a real girl. She gave her a chance to have Ollie as a friend and so much more. When Maddy asked her for help she was there for her. Also Carla was no idiot. She suspected all along that Maddy's mom might have been the one with the problem. 
 I liked Ollie too. He was so sweet and understanding and put up with more ridiculousness than any teenage boy ever would. Maybe it was the intrigue and maybe he really needed Maddy too because of what he was going through but he was a trooper and he had patience. More than most. 
 All in all it was an ok book. It wasn't super exciting but I did want to know what would happen so I kept going. I'd say this is more of a 2 1/2 star rating than a 2. I want to go to the next star but I just can't bring myself to do it. There was just no thrill in it for me. Even the romance was bland. Maybe if Maddy was feistier I would have rated it higher but I just can't.