Review: Chaos Theory

Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Andy sends a text while drunk and it is received by a stranger.  He decides a stranger will do and they text back and forth.  When he is at school a few days later, his wallet is returned by the new girl, Shelbi.  She tells him she found it at the crash site and wanted to return it.  Shelbi has a few secrets.  One, she has episodes of depression, and two, she is the stranger Andy has been texting.  When these truths are discovered, a friendship is established … with rules.  Will these two teens with their own problems help or hinder each other?

Chaos Theory is a stand-alone realistic fiction story that hits some hard topics with grace.  There is a trigger warning at the beginning for those who may suffer from a psychological disorder and as someone who doesn’t deal with these issues, I can’t say much on that aspect.  Both teens are running away from things, even if they don’t want to admit it to others and readers may see themselves or people they love in the characters portrayed.  A very serious read that is worth the time spent.

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