This is a reread.

I can't even articulate why I love this book so much. It didn't make me cry, but I was literally on the verge of tears for the entire book, from about page three until the end. Ruby is such a realistic teenager. It reminds me a lot of The Princess Diaries in terms of voice and even plot, only I feel like this holds up for adults. There's a realness and down to earth-ness that makes this charming and utteraly heart wrenching. It's so small in scale that it's hard not to be touched because it feels real. Like a real girl whose mother has just died and has to go meet her father for the first time, and I just utterly adore it.

It's written in verse almost like diary entries, so this book isn't for everyone. You need to be able to enjoy realistic teen angst, although I do think this book is more self aware than something like The Princess Diaries. It's happy and sad and funny and real, and I just love it so much.