Mclean begins another life as she moves to Lakeview. After the messy, and controversial, divorce between her parents, Mclean has had problem adjusting to herself, choosing who she was and what she would be in each city she and her dad moved to. She hated her mother for tearing their family apart and also the fact that her step father was the coach to her father’s and her own favourite college basketball team. As she enters Lakeview, she chooses to be Liz, though that plan falls flat when she introduces herself to some guy as Mclean. Finally forced to be herself, Mclean faces her mom and the other half of her family head on as she discovers who she is, and what she can do. And also, as she falls in love.

Another great book by Sarah Dessen! Written well, we are taken on a journey as Mclean discovers herself and faces what she tried to avoid at all costs. One thing that I love about Sarah Dessen’s novels is that she always includes something, whether a city, or a character, or a place, from another one of her novels. In this particular novel, Heidi and “The Last Chance”, from her previous novel, ‘Along for the Ride’, make an appearance when Mclean goes to Colby. It’s a nice connection that makes the readers of many of Sarah Dessen’s novel able to relate more to the book.

Definitely a good book, filled with new friends, new love, and self discovery. Well written and well done!

Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
World Building: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Overall: 4/5
GoodReads Rating: 4.00/5