It's been a while since I read a sweet, heartwarming YA story and this fit the bill. I liked that it wasn't a love story where the hot guy takes the length of the book to figure out how great the main character is - he's got her number from the beginning. Ostensibly, she also seems accepting of her body from the beginning. Yet, clearly she deals with insecurity about her body and how it affects the way she sees her relationship with her best friend and said boy, as well as dealing with her mother's own insecurities. I thought Murphy created complex characters and relationships that rang true of teen-hood. I'm eagerly anticipating the movie version, and will likely read the sequel.
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