Once again, WOW!
Lola has an intense personality that is accentuated by her style. She pledges not to wear the same thing twice. She's dating a gorgeous punk-rocker and has pretty much everything going for her. She has a wonderful life, 2 loving parents, and new neighbors. Well...not so new. The Bells have moved back in after traveling around the country in search of the perfect figure skating coach for their daughter Calliope. Her fraternal twin brother, Cricket, and Lola have some shared history that didn't end so well. But now, Lola is happy, and convinced that being friends with Cricket is something she can do. Anna and St. Clair make a couple appearances as some of Lola's closest friends, who talk to her about falling for each other. Through the novel, it becomes harder for Lola and Cricket to maintain a normal friendship because of the old feelings that are still blatantly there between them. Lola's life slowly deteriorates when her former addict birth mother shows up and begins living with her family. Her and her boyfriend Max fight about Cricket, among other things, which ultimately leads to an extremely ugly break up. There's insane plot twists, and the CUTEST MOMENTS EVER. I love this.
Perkins goes 2 for 2 with this one. She brings an intense family dynamic with the homosexual fathers and the birth mother present as well. I cannot even describe how amazingly Perkins portrayed the rocker chic idea but ultimately underneath that, a good girl, a good daughter, who only wants to do right by herself and her personality.
Teaser Quote: “Perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring."
I smile. "You don't think I'm perfect?"
"No. You're delightfully screwy, and I wouldn't have you any other way.”-Lola and Cricket
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