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4.06 AVERAGE
4.06 AVERAGE
I read this on the recommendation of one of my best friends and I really enjoyed it! Even though it is about Macy, the main character, still coping with and grieving her father's death, it has a lot of lightness in it which I appreciated. Macy does a lot of growing (which my friend says is typical of Dessen's books) and I really enjoy her friends she makes at Wish Catering, and it was a solid YA book to read. I enjoyed her explanation of why she feels the need to be perfect, but also her growth as she realizes she doesn't HAVE to be perfect; my heart also broke for her when she struggled with this with her mom as well.
Some things though did bug me: Wes' age isn't clearly mentioned, so I'm always worried about if he's too old for Macy. Also, while I read billionaire romances, it's so weird to read a casually wealthy teenager (the references to the beach house or the mountain home are so causal and consistent) who is so well off but there's also no mention of it - it just is what it is.
Also, I felt the book ended so quickly - there is an epilogue, but I feel like it's wrapped up so quickly and I would have preferred some more closure with the end.
Some things though did bug me: Wes' age isn't clearly mentioned, so I'm always worried about if he's too old for Macy. Also, while I read billionaire romances, it's so weird to read a casually wealthy teenager (the references to the beach house or the mountain home are so causal and consistent) who is so well off but there's also no mention of it - it just is what it is.
Also, I felt the book ended so quickly - there is an epilogue, but I feel like it's wrapped up so quickly and I would have preferred some more closure with the end.
I liked this a lot more than I did Dessen's most recent book. I'm not quite sure why, but whatever. I did find it a little irritating that Macy was so completely blind to ALL THE THINGS until the absolute last second, but I suppose it would have been a rather dull book if she realised right from the start that her boyfriend was a douchebag and that her mother had some serious issues of her own going on.
Still, I enjoyed the story, and the relationship between Wes and Macy was pretty damned great.
Still, I enjoyed the story, and the relationship between Wes and Macy was pretty damned great.
All I really have to say is that I unashamedly love Sarah Dessen books. They're fun and real and ridiculously romantic and I devour them.
Things I wish I did when I was 16: worked in catering, had a beach house, fell in love with Wes Baker (who would be obviously played by a 10 years younger Taylor Kitsch in a movie, let's all face the facts).
Things I wish I did when I was 16: worked in catering, had a beach house, fell in love with Wes Baker (who would be obviously played by a 10 years younger Taylor Kitsch in a movie, let's all face the facts).
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
To typical. In my high school library I could have found eighty books similar to this one. It was cute and that's the best I can say about it. So sorry. I hate hating books, but I just couldn't love or like this one. :(
15 years later and it’s still my favorite Sarah Dessen book. I think this is reread number 5.
I can't really explain this book. I really liked it, though. It only took me a day to read... it was that good.
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This is great book because it really shows you real life hardships.