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Description: Charlie Healey is a freshman who enters prestigious Harmony Falls High School in the hopes of clean slate. Situations such as meeting her childhood friend, Will, once again and confronting a girl who she helped humilate won't allow Charlie to escape the traumas of middle school. Will she continue to run from it all or does she finally develop a backbone and stand up for herself?
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The plot and the characters were very predictable. I could already tell who the good and bad guys were when the characters were first introduced. Charlie is a likeable character, but I couldn't take her seriously. I just wanted to shake her and say "Get over it! Grow a backbone for once!" That being said, nothing profound happens. There is not much character development in the book either. After a while, I felt like I was reading the same pages over and over again.
So what did I like? There are only two good thing about this book. One is the accurate and no fuss dialogue. Wiseman is aware of how high schoolers talk. I hear the same things in the hallways of the high school that I currently work at. The second thing that I liked is the scene where Charlie stands up for herself (it just took her over 100 pgs to do so).
Rating: 2 stars
Words of Caution: There is mild language throughout the book, but nothing that would not be in a PG-13 movie. There is a scene of underage drinking at a party. Recommended for 8th graders and up.
If you like this book, try: Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
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