Lastly, and the main reason for the 1 star review, is I feel this is a dangerous book from a mental health standpoint. My biggest issue with the book, apart from the fact it is poorly written, is that I don't know what the point of it is?

Jonathan’s invisible friends were his lifeline, and on that day at the airport, they came flooding back, and have remained with him to this day. I got so absorbed into this book I could not put it down, I found it fascinating and sadly heartbreaking to read at times, I ended up reading into the early hours of the morning to finish it. It was here that he met Anna Saccone, and in 2009 Jonathan and Anna started creating YouTube videos about their lives from their small flat in Cork, Ireland. No structure and it’s all over the place ,hope the person who wrote it seeks help for his mental health as it certainly sounds like he needs it. This extraordinary childhood memoir is not only an important, thought-provoking and exhilarating read, it gives hope and community for all those who have ever felt 'other', and proves how vital it is to provide children with the safe space to be themselves.Traumatic memories are, by their nature, deeply harmful and traumatic and the human brain usually represses these memories.

I find this book extremely demeaning and a complete insult to those who are genuinely struggling with mental health issues. As a side note, I do support Jonathan in disagreeing with opinions that he is the driving force behind Edie's brave transition and her continuing to be carefree and confident in who she is. It was published by Quercus Publishing, and according to the book's back cover blurb, it would be "one of the most talked about books of 2022. One should not gender everything these days, but the book feels as if it were the confidences of a woman. It just felt very self-indulgent and egocentric to me, but I guess that is the nature of 'modern celebrity' these days.One minute you are in the present moment with Jonathon and the next minute you are somewhere between reality and fiction in "Domidie". As someone who was abused at the same age as the author claims to also have been abused, I find it highly unbelievable that he could describe these events (which I’m not sure even constitute abuse) with such detail.

When Jonathan did his "coming out" video of course with all the constant hype I was interested to hear what was coming. Having an imagination and daydreaming of course can be fine but I'm not sure I can agree with encouraging people to enter a fictional world which you rely on, to get by, day to day.It breaks my heart in seeing how much he had to endure in a time where as children we should be loved unconditionally and applauded for being our true authentic selves.