Review: Perfectly lovely.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 6, 2014
I went into this only armed with a few gushing reviews and a history of giving new authors a chance. Once again, that optimism has paid off with interest. There was enough humor and sarcasm to have fit into my everyday life, so it really was a perfect book for me. The character were real and believable, and unfortunately I know people that went through the same kind of abuse and bullying that Summer received from her mother. Summer may not have seen it necessarily as abuse, and Me Graykowski didn't call it that either, but that's exactly what it is when a parent withholds dinner from their child because she failed a "fat test". It's appalling and degrading but it happens, though it's very unlikely to be reported or punished, as that it's more likely to happen in upper middle class to wealthy households. Making it all the more sad. But I digress, though this book does deal quite a lot with Summer's self image issues, it's more about her romance with Clint, who has a few of his own issues. And though they are flawed individuals, they make a perfect couple. After they are finished making assumptions and jumping to conclusions of course! It is a wonderful book that is well worth the money.