![]() ![]() It works here, though it can get confusing at times. ![]() It's told in third person which is a bit out of the norm in YA and switches points of view between each of the four girls. There are well explored family dynamics, a set of friendships that make their own family, discussion of mental health, learning to know when you're wrong and see outside of yourself, and one of the best handlings of the college admissions process I've seen. This book hits every note in the chorus of my definition of perfect book. ![]() I'm not sure how to say everything I want to without overwhelming everyone with a book's worth of thoughts. I've really struggled with writing this review because there's just so much in this book to discuss and it left my heart feeling so full and seen. It's about realizing that dreams don't have to come true (and how that isn't always a bad thing), how relationships can be good even if they're messy, that parents are people too, and that staring adulthood in the face can be really, really scary. It's more about senior year and how messy and complicated and scary it can be. Will it be CJ, Ava, Martha, or Jordan? While you're left to wonder throughout the book, I didn't find that to be the point. We also know one will marry a Diffenderfer. Overview: From the start, we know that one girl in the friend group will become president. ![]()
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