by Sarah Dessen
Reviewed by Agatha Fenech
Macy trys her best to be absolutely perfect. From her perfect hairpart, to her “perfect” boyfriend, or her perfectly boring summer job at the library information desk. When she momentarily doubts her ability to be perfect, she trys a job at a chaotic catering business run by bits and pieces of a tight family, and she finds that maybe her “perfect world” isn’t so perfect after all,……and that perfect isn’t necessarily happy.
I chose this passage from the book to share:
I didn’t say anything, which probably didn’t inspire much confidence. Just then, the oven timer went off with a cheerful bing! noise. “Okay,” she said suddenly, as if this had signaled a call to action. “Macy. Can you answer a question?” “Sure,” I said. “How are you with a spatula?” This hadn’t been what I was expecting. “Pretty good,” I said finally.
“Wonderful,” she said. “Come here.”
This passage shows Macy's first step to joining the catering business and letting go her goal of being perfect. Throughout the book, Macy's character relays to the saying "The first step is the hardest" multiple times and I think that this passage illustrates her first step.
I really loved this book because Macy’s story of becoming part of the family that runs the catering business is really funny and enjoyable to read. The story also keeps you guessing and has many interesting sub-plots about Macy’s realtionships with the different members of her catering family, and her real family. I enjoyed this book a great deal and finished it with a smile on my face.
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