For better or for worse, this one seems like an amalgamation of all the Sarah Dessen books I've read - a teenager goes to Colby on summer break, ends up working as a waitress at a small restaurant with a zany cast of characters and eventually meet a guy who helps her break out of her shell. I couldn't tell if I read this one before or not. Colie isn't as memorable as some of Dessen's other characters, but I liked reading her perspective and her journey overcoming issues with being a formerly overweight kid who got made fun of. Overall, there wasn't anything special to set this apart from some of her 4 or 5 star YA books, but I knew exactly what I was getting and enjoyed it.

For better or for worse, this one seems like an amalgamation of all the Sarah Dessen books I've read - a teenager goes to Colby on summer break, ends up working as a waitress at a small restaurant with a zany cast of characters and eventually meet a guy who helps her break out of her shell. I couldn't tell if I read this one before or not. Colie isn't as memorable as some of Dessen's other characters, but I liked reading her perspective and her journey overcoming issues with being a formerly overweight kid who got made fun of. Overall, there wasn't anything special to set this apart from some of her 4 or 5 star YA books, but I knew exactly what I was getting and enjoyed it.