Liana

A heart warming book for any person wanting a touching story to read. Written in a journal entry type style you get to know the character of Clementine on a more personal level, which makes it so much easier to slip into the mind of the young girl and understand her better; to believe in her, to… more accept her. You get to read her most private thoughts, her fears, her discoveries and her innocence.

The young Clementine is an honest and likeable character that will have you cheering for her throughout her journey and (as a mother) want to hold her close and protect her. She's an easy character to identify with through her experiences with misunderstandings with her friends, problems with her family and her own confusions with her identity. At no point did I question her "voice" in the novel. It was easy to believe in Clementine and her ups and downs as we all had similar (if not exact) experiences in our own lives as school children.

It was an honest and refreshing read that had me drawn in from the very first page. I cried. I cheered. I felt rejection and felt acceptance alongside Clementine throughout the story. I loved it. It's a book anyone should read if they need a little "pick me up" or just in need of the sweetest kind of story there is. less