Publisher:Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 352
Blurb:
Nothing is going as planned for Rebecca Muir. She's weeks away from starting
college--at a school chosen specifically to put a few thousand miles of freedom
between Reb and her parents. But her dad's last-minute job opportunity has her
entire family moving all those miles with her! And then there's the matter of
her unexpected, amazing boyfriend, Jackson, who is staying behind on the exact
opposite coast.
And if that isn't enough to deal with, mere days after moving
cross-country, Reb's dad drops shocking, life-changing news. With her mother and
brother overwhelmed and confused, Reb is left alone to pick up the pieces of her
former life. But how can she do that when everything can change in an instant?
How can she trust her "perfect" boyfriend when her own dad let her down? Reb
started the year knowing exactly what her future would hold, but now that her
world has turned upside down, will she discover what she really wants?
My take: I really adored this book. The writing is beautiful and the character sucks you in to her world that's spiralling out of control. Reb is trying to find her place down a path she never expected to wander on and I think everyone can relate to it. I also enjoyed that her want in life is to become an architect. It's a profession I haven't seen in teen books before. It's refreshing. The touch of the unknown "magic," so to speak, is fantastic too. Right up my alley. It's following-your-gut type thing brought up a couple of notches. It wasn't over the top and I think it fit into the story well. I would recommend this. A great summer read.
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