Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
On Sale Date: February 28th 2017
Pages: 320
Age Range: Young Adult
This is a book about a teen girl, Meave, that tries to deal with her severe anxiety. She moves to her dad and his new family in Vancouver, which brings her a lot of insecurity and new things to be anxious about. Then she meets Salix, and she is not afraid of anythingm which makes a nice contrast between the two of them. And they become more than just friends.With all the new things happening in her life, his summer brings more catastrophes than even Maeve could have foreseen. Will she be able to navigate through all the chaos to be there for the people she loves?
Overall I really liked this book. The way of writing was quite different and original. Definately a plus for this book!The character of Maeve was very likeable, she was very different then the usual YA girl protagonistst which I liked.
What I also liked where the family dynamics. She really is on some kind of a good foot with her stepmom. Normally the teen protagonist is close with her dad and the stepmom is some kind of intruder, but in this book it was somewhat opposite, as Maeve's dad really was lousy. A drunk and a drug addict. And what about Maeve's mom who just send her to live with him?I couldn't figure out what to think of Salix and Ruthie, their characters felt kind of flat in this book.
Overall a book with a few flaws here and there, but most of all was good, original and entertaining.
