A review by mellabella
Over You by Amy Reed

3.0

There are people, (no matter what age) that stay in toxic relationships. For many reasons. That didn't stop me from wishing Max would grow a backbone and stop being Sadie's doormat. The book starts off with 17 year old besties Sadie and Max at a bus stop. They are in Nebraska (from Seattle) for the summer. They are visiting Sadie's (mostly absentee) mother Lark. Lark lives in a commune. Sadie likes attention, gets drunk often, and belittles Max. Max (who is also dealing with an emotionally stunted father and, a mother who was in a car accident that severely injured her back) is basically the person that everyone leans on. She takes care of everyone. Over the course of the book we see brief details of their friendship. The times Max cleaned up Sadie's messes. The time Sadie was not a good friend. There is a boy. Of course. But, its really not about him. There really is not YA "romance" either. Max evolves as a character throughout the book. The ending was slightly disappointing. But, I would recommend.