Review: A quick, sweet, and adorable story!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2013
Secondary Characters was such a cute, sweet, quick story with a really nice message behind it! In just a short amount of pages, author Rachel Schieffelbein allowed me to connect to both main characters, Mabel and Lance.When comparing herself to her best friend, Mabel always felt that she fell short. She didn't think she was as pretty, as interesting, or even as funny as the always perfect Amber. These insecurities are something I feel like everyone could relate to in one way or another. I remember when my younger sister moved up to the high school, I always had thoughts similar to Mabel's. No matter what, Mable thought she was like a secondary character and Amber was the lead (hence the title of the book).Mable grudgingly agrees to a double date with Amber, Amber's date who happens to be the equally perfect Nick, and Nick's obnoxious and annoying best friend, Lance. The last thing she expects is to start feeling all the crush-y, swoon-y feelings toward Lance, someone who couldn't be more different from her.Lance, best friend of the confident ladies man A.K.A. Nick, has quite the crush on Mable. He, like Mable, feels like he pales in comparison to his best friend. He feels more like the awkward side kick while his best friend saves the day and snags the girl.One of my favorite parts about these two characters and the fact that this book had switching point of views, was that we were able to see sides of these characters that they weren't able to see. To Mable, Lance comes off as this confident, class clown without a care in the world. However, when we get to see inside Lance's head, we see someone who is just as unsure and insecure as Mable. What first appears to be two characters who couldn't be more different, soon transforms into two characters who have more in common than first imagined.Overall, I was quite impressed with how much I liked about this story. Mable and Lance were both enjoyable characters and the blossoming of their relationship was really sweet. I especially loved the main focus of this story, about how you can be the main character in your own story if you allow it. I thought it was really clever how the author worked that theme into this book. If you are looking for a quick, cute story that will remind you of your first high school crush, then I definitely suggest giving Secondary Characters a read!