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The Summer of Impossibilities
by Rachael Allen
4.5 stars
OMG this book was so freaking cute!!!
It has everything the synopsis promises and so much more! This book is told in 4 POVs: Ellie, who is a biracial muslim girl who has been homeschooled her entire life and the only thing she wants is to have best friends like her mom has. Then we have Scarlett and Sky who are twin sisters who couldn't be more opposite in the way they handle pressure: Scarlett externalizes, Sky internalizes everything. Both of them are going through a lot in their own personal lives but also their parents are on the cusp of a divorce and they don't know how to feel about it. And finally, there is Amelia Grace who is trying to figure out how to be completely herself without losing her family, friends and her belief in God.
This book somehow manages to feel both light and heavy at the same time. So much about this book is very light and fun and it gave me major Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants vibes. But then, there is also each individual subplot going on with each girl and those things...well they weren't minor little things. I found myself relating to something from each girl's life and I shed more than one tear whether it was Ellie talking about never feeling "enough" of her culture or Amelia Grace's fear of her mom loving her husband more than she loves her, and so many other topics that I think so many people can relate to. This book shows us such beautiful perfect and yet damaged depictions of friendship and people that is so realistic.
I am so glad I decided to read this book! And if you haven't already, add this book to your tbr because you do not want to miss this YA Contemporary read!
OMG this book was so freaking cute!!!
It has everything the synopsis promises and so much more! This book is told in 4 POVs: Ellie, who is a biracial muslim girl who has been homeschooled her entire life and the only thing she wants is to have best friends like her mom has. Then we have Scarlett and Sky who are twin sisters who couldn't be more opposite in the way they handle pressure: Scarlett externalizes, Sky internalizes everything. Both of them are going through a lot in their own personal lives but also their parents are on the cusp of a divorce and they don't know how to feel about it. And finally, there is Amelia Grace who is trying to figure out how to be completely herself without losing her family, friends and her belief in God.
This book somehow manages to feel both light and heavy at the same time. So much about this book is very light and fun and it gave me major Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants vibes. But then, there is also each individual subplot going on with each girl and those things...well they weren't minor little things. I found myself relating to something from each girl's life and I shed more than one tear whether it was Ellie talking about never feeling "enough" of her culture or Amelia Grace's fear of her mom loving her husband more than she loves her, and so many other topics that I think so many people can relate to. This book shows us such beautiful perfect and yet damaged depictions of friendship and people that is so realistic.
I am so glad I decided to read this book! And if you haven't already, add this book to your tbr because you do not want to miss this YA Contemporary read!