I so wanted to love this book, and the premise was great; I loved that Esther Solar's whole family is 'unusual' in terms of them all having their own individual phobias and foibles. The characters were all hugely likeable based on that alone. Sadly however, I found that this book was far too quirky for me to get to grips with. It was like being in some alternate reality! I imagine this would be a 5-star book for the teen/young adult generation at which it was aimed (which sadly I do not fit into!) but I really struggled to keep up with the quirkiness. I can see that the majority of people absolutely loved this book, so I think it's just down to me choosing a book quite far out of my comfort zone.