Ruby is 17 and living alone. Her mother took off about two months ago and had Ruby not had nosey landlords she probably could have continued living alone for a long time. She was keeping up with the basic bills, mostly, and keeping things together, mostly. Long story short it is discovered that Ruby has been abandoned by her mother and is shipped off to live with her older sister. This story is about Ruby figuring herself out.
Like all the other books by Sarah Dessen that I have read we follow Rudy through some tough situations and a lot of emotional growth. However, in this book we get something that I wanted in other Sarah Dessen books. We get better and more in depth character development with the male love interest. Nate is a great guy who helps Ruby come to terms with herself and her situation.
The twist(ish) of this book is that Ruby in turn helps Nate. We have not seen the female lead help the male lead in other Sarah Dessen books that I have read thus far. I liked that we got more of the male(ish) persepective in this book. I also liked that the guy who did all the rescuing needed to be rescued. I think this is closer to reality. I would say in most healthy relationships the "strong one" flips between people and isn't isolated to men.
I would recommend this book for peeps looking for a light and fast read.
While writing this blog I was listening to my boyfriend talk about his job.
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