Susannah Cahalan was a successful journalist at the New York Post. At 24, she was snae, healthy and happy. Until she wasn't.

What started as a headache soon turned to blackouts, seizures, hallucinations and violent episodes. With doctors blaming alcohol, mental illness and even epilepsy, Brain on Fire documents Susannah's lost month to an illness which would change her and the medical world.

I had heard of Susannah's story long before I picked up the book and the neurology and psychology elements really intrigued me. I enjoyed this book, I did. However the medical jargon was difficult for me, a very none scientifical person, to get my head around making it a slower read than expected.

An honest insight into what can happen when the body attacks the brain, this book is one I won't forget easily.