Review: Normalish - 4.5 Stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 16, 2013
First thing's first... I adore this cover.  It's so simple, and pretty, and definitely was the first thing to catch my attention.Normalish is the story of 15-year old Stacy, who begins high school and immediately hates it from day one.  Everyone always says high school is a fun time in your life... but for Stacy (probably most other 15-year olds), they are wrong.Normalish reads as more of a diary-type of story.  Each chapter is titled by the date, along with a cute description.  Some chapters were less than a page, others several pages.  I really enjoyed this concept and it kept the story flowing smoothly.Boy could I relate with poor lil Stacy!  Right from the start I totally felt for her.  High school was a tough time for me as well (but definitely NOT as tough as it was for our poor MC!) so I could totally see where she was coming from.  All the way down to liking the "cool" kid, but him not liking you back... then it turns out he's a total dirtbag anyway.  Then the boy who has always been your BFF suddenly has a crush on you that is totally not reciprocated by your feelings towards him.  Add some additional torture, including your sister going completely mental, your meeting a guy that may be more crazy than he's worth, a bit of heartache here and there, and you've got yourself a boatload of drama!!I would definitely recommend Normalish.  I've been really into YA contemporaries lately, and this one definitely didn't disappoint.  I look forward to reading more from Margaret in the future!