This story outlines the struggles of a fifteen-year old girl, Haven McPhail, trying to accept major life changes in her family which she has no control over. Her father is marrying and new women, her sister, Ashley, is getting married, and she’s unhappy with how she looks. Haven just wishes for things to go back to how they were. One of Ashley’s old boyfriend reenters Havens life helping her come to grips with her future. This book seemed to take a while to grab my attention and keep me interested, but also had a copious amount things I admired.
Some negatives throughout this story included that it took too many chapters to understand the basis of the story and of Haven McPhail’s life. Sarah Dessen, the author, tends to repeat and reiterate …show more content…
Many people, including most of my friends, have divorced parents or a bad relationship with someone in their family. However Haven was feeling, it was described in a way so that the reader completely connected. The betrayal she felt when her dad left her mother for a women he worked with was very surreal. Her unhappiness was shown when she said “At two P.M. my father was marrying Lorna Queen, of “Lorna Queen’s Weather Scene” on WTSB New Channel 5.” For instance, he would take Haven out to dinner every once and a while and attempt to slip her a twenty dollar bill as if that would solve everything he had put her through. In some ways, I can also connect with Haven, which made this story much more entreating to read. She is insecure about her height and other factors and has a discomfort in change. Other than it being very descriptive, I was very linked to how Haven reacted to some situations and her internal thoughts. Her sister Ashley is getting married to Lewis soon and always seems to have an attitude since the wedding date was edging closer. My sister may not be getting married but the amount of times I receive attitude makes me completely understand where Haven is coming from. The scenarios created throughout the plot line made me feel like I could read the book for hours because stopping would end the journey you were taking into Havens’ life.
All in all, I recommend this book as a
Some negatives throughout this story included that it took too many chapters to understand the basis of the story and of Haven McPhail’s life. Sarah Dessen, the author, tends to repeat and reiterate …show more content…
Many people, including most of my friends, have divorced parents or a bad relationship with someone in their family. However Haven was feeling, it was described in a way so that the reader completely connected. The betrayal she felt when her dad left her mother for a women he worked with was very surreal. Her unhappiness was shown when she said “At two P.M. my father was marrying Lorna Queen, of “Lorna Queen’s Weather Scene” on WTSB New Channel 5.” For instance, he would take Haven out to dinner every once and a while and attempt to slip her a twenty dollar bill as if that would solve everything he had put her through. In some ways, I can also connect with Haven, which made this story much more entreating to read. She is insecure about her height and other factors and has a discomfort in change. Other than it being very descriptive, I was very linked to how Haven reacted to some situations and her internal thoughts. Her sister Ashley is getting married to Lewis soon and always seems to have an attitude since the wedding date was edging closer. My sister may not be getting married but the amount of times I receive attitude makes me completely understand where Haven is coming from. The scenarios created throughout the plot line made me feel like I could read the book for hours because stopping would end the journey you were taking into Havens’ life.
All in all, I recommend this book as a