Andi's brother is dead. Her father is having an affair with her best friend's step mom and her mom is an alcoholic.
Andi's, teenage life is complicated. She is living an upper crust life in the south and her family is falling apart.
Miles captures teen angst perfectly. She writes the book from the prospective of a teen girl and she captures her perfectly.
The book is sprinkled with humor and heartbreak --- You will find it quite enjoyable as it is fast paced and entertaining.
Grade: A-
Editorial Reviews:
Publishers Weekly
A precocious Southern girl has an uneasy coming-of-age in Miles's by-the-numbers newest (after Cold Rock River). After Andi's older brother dies in a fraternity hazing accident, her mother hits the bottle and her father starts sleeping with her best friend's stepmother. Andi, meanwhile, goes through the routine adolescent gauntlet of heartache, struggles with peer pressure, and learning a little about herself and her place in a difficult world. Miles does a credible job of capturing Andi's adolescent voice and weaving in dilemmas and issues with a light touch, and even if the plot goes right where you expect it to and the supporting cast is a bit on the bland side, it covers the coming-of-age bases with ease.
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