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Marcie went along when her mom went to their old summer house for a few days. Once she starts at the local school, she figures this is more than a vacation. She misses her boyfriend and group of close friends back home. Her mom is in a downward spiral of depression and Marcie is left all alone.

I admit I was very concerned about reading something in verse, but I needn’t have worried. After the second page/poem, I was hooked. Every chapter is a different poem written by Marcie and I was surprised at how much emotion and imagery Tregay managed to put into each poem.

"Do you hate the person
who tapped the first domino down?
Or do you hate the domino
for not standing up for itself?
And if you are the second domino,
and you get toppled, do you hate yourself?"

The verse was actually quite easy to read and I finished the book in just a few hours, which also spoke to how much I enjoyed it.

The plot wasn’t especially unique, but the way it was written and the unexpected direction it took made it feel new and fresh. Every character was represented and I never wondered how or why they did the things they did. Even with so many people in Marcie’s life, I didn’t feel like anyone was missing anything.

The dialogue was great, I loved the snarky way Marcie and her friends talked to each other. Their group of friends was great; they didn’t fit in with any of the other cliques at school so they made their own, and they were a tight group who didn’t take any crap from anyone.

I love the cover, everything about it is cute and fits the story perfectly.