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Reader reviewed by Vanessa

Summary: Macy Queen's summer is going to be pretty low-key. She's going to work at the library, filling in for her boyfriend Brian who is away at Brain Camp. However the summer takes a twist when she has to spring into action when the caterer her mother hired for a work dinner is in total disaster mode. The company is called Wish Catering. It consists of Delia: so pregnant she's about to blow, Monica: slow-walking and monotone, Bert: total sci-fi fanatic, Kristy: with her scars and beauty, and Wes: the good-looking artist that Macy connects with most. What was a once-in-a-lifetime experience of catering to save her mom's dinner turns into a job Macy truly loves... especially more than the library where she clearly doesn't belong. Her mother, however, thinks Macy should continue what she's been doing during the beginning of the summer: studying for the SATs and working at the library. But Macy realizes that there's more to life than being an A+ student. Living life, for real, is so much better. Her relationships with her friends from Wish teach her that. Macy's mother however, doesn't concur. But what does she know if she doesn't even grieve Macy's dad's death correctly, taking everything that reminds her of him from the house like he wasn't even there? This summer Macy is going to learn a lot more than what she bargained for.
My Thoughts (contains spoilers, seriously): This was truly an amazing book. I loved Macy's character because she is so realistic... I feel like she could be walking the streets even when she's just a character. I felt so good when she left the library. I was like "you go, girl!". Kristy is really cool and confident. Wes, wow, I totally fell in love with him. Him and his angel statues are beautiful. He is so sweet and so perfect with Macy. I was so aggravated at Brian when he sent the email to take a break, I was like "what the heck, what kind of boyfriend does this?". Macy's mom was the character that got me the angriest. I was mad when reading her parts, wishing she could've read the book I'm reading in Macy's point of view. She works so much and expects so much from Macy... she's just a teenager, let her relax. In the end I was so happy Macy and Wes ended up together because they deserve each other.

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