Because I enjoyed Tangled so much, I decided to check out another of Mackler's books.

In this story, Virginia, the main character, struggles with a variety of issues facing teens today. From her body image, to grades, and even some guy trouble. Virginia copes with things in a manner of ways that are both healthy and unhealthy and I think this book is good at showing how we can get sucked into unhealthy behavior when we are dealing with things and how we should look for healthy alternatives. There were a couple of times when her unhealthy coping mechanisms were a little scary, so I was glad the author showed her learning that they were not ok and alternatives to get the same results.

I love how this book showed that even doctors don't focus on weight as a number, but rather the overall health of each person. Body image is a very serious issue for teens, especially female teens, and it's important that we teach them to be healthy, but also to love themselves and how no two people have the same body type.

The hardest hitting issue shown in this book deals with idolizing a sibling and then finding out that they are not as perfect as you always thought. I don't want to give away what the sibling did, but I think the way that the author handled the situation was both good and bad. I wish we had gotten more of a sense of closure, I guess. However, I did think that Virginia facing things head on as she did and not sugar coating things, was impressive.

I didn't realize when I started this book that it wasn't a stand alone. I am looking forward to finding and reading the sequel.