Payton Gritas is a 15-year-old girl who's living a good life when suddenly it became... not-so-good. She found out that her Dad has multiple sclerosis and her family hid it from her for a long time. Feeling betrayed and left-out, she decided to ignore her family and refuse to speak to them unless needed. So her parents told the school's guidance counselor to help Payton deal with their problem at home and her guidance counselor told Payton to choose a focus object (something to concentrate her emotions on) and she decided to choose the thing that she's been staring at since third grade: Sean Griswold's head. The focus object exercise seems to be working since Payton find herself focusing more on Sean Griswold rather than her problems at home.
So...
The very first thing that I liked about this book was the sarcastic humor of the main protagonist. And the romance between Gritas and Griswold is very cute, so this is a book for all ages. I also like Jac, Payton's bestfriend and although there are obstacles in the book for them, I still loved her. The family bonding between the Gritases was also very good, and you can feel the love they have for each other even though Payton refused to speak to them at first, you can feel that she loves her family so much. And it's also a tear-jerker for those who like a little drama in their reads (like me!).
All in all, this book is a very touching story about dealing with family problems and sickness, friendship and love all combined in one! Highly recommended! ;)
Rating:
A
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