A review by b00kw0rm113
Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught

4.0

I'll admit, the reason I picked up Freaks Like Us was because it was from the 'sick' person's point of view. In so many books, you don't get to see how the world is from the person going through all these difficulties's point of view, and that's probably my favourite thing about any book.

In this book, our main character is Jason Milwaukee, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Schizophrenia is when you hear voices in your head telling to what to do, but then there's another voice telling you not to do that. It's a constant battle for anyone with schizophrenia, and they are extremely strong to go through this everyday.

Jason is also known as Freak by the students of his school and he has accepted that and Freak is basically his nickname now. He has two friends, Derrick (Drip) and Sunshine (yes, that's her real name). The story starts off with the three of them doing an algebra test at school and then travelling back home.

After they had reached home, around five o'clock, Jason's father gets a phone call from Sunshine's mother, asking him if he had seen Sunshine. They responded no, and it was soon known that Sunshine was missing.

Obviously, she could've run away, but the thing is, Sunshine is a selective mute, which is apparently a mental disorder, even though I have no idea why. If she doesn't want to speak to people, it's not like she's crazy, she's just shy. But, anyways, it was quite dangerous for Sunshine to be out in the big, wide world on her own.

The officers and FBI agents informed everyone involved that the first 24 hours are crucial and Jason is determined to find Sunshine before the time is up, even if that means going off his meds for quite a bit of time.

I hope by now you've understood how the scene is set and I can continue on with my thoughts. I really loved the book, four stars, and I found it to be a bit short. Or that's probably because I barely put the book down while reading.

Like I mentioned in the beginning, the fact that the book is from Jason's point of view is one of the reasons why I loved the book, and of course, the plot and characters were amazing too. There weren't any major plot twists but that could be because I kept expecting one, but didn't exactly receive it.

And that's all for this review. I recommend this book to those of you who find mysteries and main characters who can't remember that one key moment which could help solve the entire mystery. Kind of like the book [b:We Were Liars|16143347|We Were Liars|E. Lockhart|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1402749479l/16143347._SY75_.jpg|21975829] by E Lockhart.