Investigator 1

Investigation

• Side Effects May Vary was her first book.
• The book reflects on how she felt as a teenager.
• She aimed to write the book through the voice of a teenager.
• In accordance with the last bullet point, she aimed to make the story feel as if in a realistic teenage setting, and she felt high school was the most relevant setting for her goal.
• The time of the story is supposed to inspire mental growth.
• The author knows that Alice is unlivable, but aimed for her to be written the way she to show strength and weakness.
• The book was meant to be told from "then" and "now" from the start.
• She believes that the story is comparable to the Fault in Our Stars.