At first I was really annoyed just because Charlie was just so obliviously privileged. She’s using her dad cop’s name to get her out of tickets. She’s upset that her dad doesn’t pay for her speeding tickets and is shocked that she has to find a job to pay for them because she’s never had a job (and neither have any of her brothers even those who are in college!). But despite that, I ended up liking the Charlie part of the book.

I was worried it was going to go the “not like other girls” route, but surprisingly, Charlie didn’t put down the “other girls” and developed on that front by the end. I do think she made too big of a deal about the different clothes and how different her face looked with makeup - it's not that big of a deal - but I remember being a teenager and making a big deal out of nothing. Otherwise, I appreciated her journey about figuring out who she is and who she wants to be.

I didn't like the romance part. She obviously had a crush on Braden the whole book and I didn't particularly care for him. He was constantly telling her what she was like and what she wanted. She can figure it out for herself, dude! He was also weirdly controlling and jealous even though he hadn't even told her he liked her. I wanted way more of the female friendship and figuring out who she was part of the book. So overall, it was okay.