The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen represents North Carolina on the United States of YA book tour.
Macy Queen's Dad died about a year and half ago in front of her, and ever since then, she has been doing her best to be perfect and in control of everything. Her boyfriend, Jason, is the perfection she strives for, 4.0 GPA, student council president, works at the library, and is involved in lots a community service projects. He has been her calm since her dad died, and he going away to Brain camp and she is taking over his library job for the summer. Oh, and he is kind of elitist jerk.
Macy is miserable at the library. The other girls working there are snubs of the highest order, and are in no way, shape, or form welcoming to Macy. Her summer really starts to turnaround when she meets the staff of Wish catering who work one of her mothers sells parties.
The highly pregnant Deila and her quirky staff really start to teach Macy to live again. There is the adorable Bert, who is obsessed with Armageddon. Kristy, who is looking for extraordinary boys, and maybe the best friend that Macy has ever had. Monica, Kristy's sister, who is slow and really only says three things. And most of all Wes, the artist with a bad boy past.
Her new friends, especially Wes, teach her how to grieve fro her father which she has never really done, and how to be happy again.
While never experiencing a loss quite like Macy, I felt the book really gave the reader an understanding of her grief, and how she learns to deal with it. All the characters felt relatable in one way or another, like people everyone knows in their own lives. It really was a good book for showing how life throws curveballs, but we have to roll with the punches because life will never be perfect.
Currently Reading:
Hereafter
by Tara Hudson
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