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Aug 13, 2014Jenna_Lambert rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Halley just wants to know who she really is; she isn’t her mother, and never will be. She also isn’t her best friend, Scarlet, who got tangled up in some unfortunate business with a boy. As she tries to find herself, Halley is forced to make many decisions, some that aren’t always good. On top of finding a way to support herself, she must try to support Scarlet after she loses her boyfriend and finds out she has been left with his baby. Not only that, but Halley’s relationship may not be as great and truthful as she may think. Eventually, everything that has been piling itself of top of her might just be too much for Halley to handle. This book was a quick read-and by quick I mean I read it in a couple of hours- and it wasn’t that memorable. Truthfully, I’ve never really understood the hype for the Sarah Dessen books. They all seem the same to me in a sense, and I’ve read enough of the same story for it to become a bit tedious. Halley made a lot of unwise actions as a main character that got me frustrated as a reader. She was easily influenced by peer pressure and focused a lot on the relationships around her, which doesn’t send a positive message out to young readers. I liked the friendship that Halley and Scarlet had with each other; it seemed very real and caring, at the least. Overall, I wasn’t that impressed. This will probably be the last time I pick up a Sarah Dessen book.