Saturday, February 23, 2013

From What I Remember by Stacy Kramer



Started out pretty decent and fast paced. Kylie is her high school’s valedictorian. Or she will be if she can  turn in her last paper of the semester. She is partnered with Max, the IT guy of her school, who is absolutely NOT interested in doing the BS paper. Nobody is doing it except for uptight Kylie. Who heard of homework the day before they graduated anyway?


And because Kylie is wound up tighter than Spanx,



 she and Max are off to a rough start.
 

The book is a comedy of errors. A harmless trip to Starbucks to discuss their projects starts off with a theft, followed by an accidental kidnapping, and ending with illegal border crossing into Mexico. All the while, their misconceptions of each other fall away.


It was a good story and had a set of strong supporting characters. Max’s current girlfriend could easily have been cast as the bitchy popular cheer leader. And she is. But she is more than that. Kylie’s best friend can be cast as the flamboyant gay guy. And he is. But he, also, is more than that.

The middle of the story sort of dragged out and but it caught up again in the end. It was a sweet story about a girl who took herself too seriously because it was expected of her at home. It was also about a boy that lived his life how others wanted him to until this adventure made him question his direction.


Writing: Good

Heat: Mild (with references to sex and gay sex)

Recommend: Sure

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