Mary Jane is as a very different genre from what I usually read but I enjoyed it. It was well written, heartwarming, and had you rooting for the characters in it, especially Mary Jane, the main focus of the book. The book tells of a summer for 14 year old Mary Jane as she gets a summer nannying job surrounded by people very much out of her family’s norm.

The characters and their families showed plenty of dysfunction in an often humorous way, and I thought the story portrayed really well how we all need to surround ourselves with people who are different than we are in order to grow, how to invest in one another and put aside judgement, and to fight for one another’s best even if it’s outside of your comfort zone. The only real reason for a lower rating is that it just isn’t what I’d normal choose and not totally up my alley in subject and genre.

Thanks to Netgalley for this advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.