Miriam is 16 years old and is starting high school after the summer holidays. She and her twin sister will start the same grade, and they can’t wait to get new friends and embark upon new adventures together. But Miriam is also suffering from severe pain in her leg after an injury when she was a baby and has mastered the art of masking her pain and crippled walk. Just before the holidays she is given a devasted message from the doctors: she will have to undergo an amputation of the leg. Simultaneously she meets the handsome boy Torjus, and for the first time she experiences the thrill of being in love and feeling free from her body complexes. She keeps her upcoming surgery a secret fearing that Torjus will dump her once he realises that she has a prothesis and that she is not like other 16-year-olds.

On a scale of one to ten is a powerful and personal account of living with body complex issues; about feeling different and growing confident. Furthermore, the novel is also a good read about falling in love for the first time, the unbreakable bond between two sisters and how TikTok can provide a positive community.