Can’t Wait Wednesday #112: More Or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova @LisaGenova @GalleryBooks @ScoutPressBooks

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #112 pick! Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).

More Or Less Maddy by Lisa Genova book cover — Publishes: January 14, 2025 by Gallery/Scout Press.
Length: 368 pages
Genre: Women’s Fiction

From The Publisher:

Maddy Banks is just like any other stressed-out freshman at NYU. Between schoolwork, exams, navigating life in the city, and a recent breakup, it’s normal to be feeling overwhelmed. It doesn’t help that she’s always felt like the odd one out in her picture-perfect Connecticut family. But Maddy’s latest low is devastatingly low, and she goes on an antidepressant. She begins to feel good, dazzling in fact, and she soon spirals high into a wild and terrifying mania that culminates in a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.

As she struggles to find her way in this new reality, navigating the complex effects bipolar has on her identity, her relationships, and her life dreams, Maddy will have to figure out how to manage being both too much and not enough.

Why I Can’t Wait to Read More Or Less Maddy:

I enjoy books where I can learn more about mental health and the fact that the author is a neuroscientist strongly suggests that this story will be authentic. I also appreciate the fact that this book falls under the genre of Women’s Fiction – my favourite genre.