So this was my first Sarah Dessen book. I normally stray away from her since they all look romantic and very teenage emotion and drama. But I read that this was one her best works and I have to admit, I truly and really liked this book! I know...a shock to myself! The character, Macy, is a sweet girl who does everything she can to please others and make them happy. Well, everyone except herself. She has some security issues as well as dealing with the sudden death of her father. But when she all of a sudden takes a catering job, everything changes. I find it very interesting that the main character is introverted, since in most teen realist fiction, the main character is extroverted and has a very close friend/s. This was not the case here as she begins essential alone. Only after a while does she actually begin to make friends. I also really liked the mother/daughter dynamic in the book. The mother wants her child to be one thing but the child is another. In the end though, they don't become best friends or stay angry at each other. There is simply an easy parental relationship between them which most stories do not tell (others I find, focus on being extremely close or extremely distant). They talk, but not overly. They share, but not deeply. Even through that though, you can still sense that they love each other. Also, surprisingly, the love story is secondary to the self-discovery theme. And it was a nice kind of love story to tell (very refreshing). Over all, I have to hand it to Dessen, she wrote a great book on this one!
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