The romance is awkward and slow-burning, but it doesn’t overpower the story. Speaking of romantic interests, George is so sweet. Even though Savvy’s new romantic interest is her cousin, she’s always on Savvy’s side first. Grace is Savvy’s best friend, and she’s so loyal, so kind, and so there for Savvy. Savvy has a hard time dealing with this for awhile, because it leaves her alone with her mom’s diet obsession and helicopter “concern”. Now Ashley is going away, and beginning life on her own. She and Savvy are used to hanging out all the time, and used to handling their mother together. Ashley, Savvy’s older sister, is just leaving for college at the start of the book. She also has great relationships with her sister and her best friend, and she doesn’t put up with her mom’s shit. She tutors the new guy and never feels like she needs to pretend she’s not smart to impress him. Savannah is a smart girl, and as a girl who is personally SUPER BAD at math, I enjoyed reading about a girl who was really good at it. It just wasn’t on her mind, which was super refreshing. She never thought about her weight, or how her clothes were fitting, or if someone was looking at her funny. What I Liked: I really liked that for a book that discussed body image and a mother that was so obsessed with diet and weight, Savvy herself really wasn’t. As Savvy and George grow closer, they help each other discover how to live in the moment and enjoy the here and now before it disappears. And then she meets George, the cute new kid at school who has insecurities of his own.

What she doesn’t count on is that her mother’s obsession with weight has only grown deeper since her appearance on an extreme weight-loss show, and now Savvy’s mom is pressuring her even harder to be constantly mindful of what she eats.īetween her mom’s diet-helicoptering, missing her sister, and worrying about her collegiate future, Savvy has enough to worry about. But if she can just get through senior year, she’ll be able to escape to college, too. Savannah is dreading being home alone with her overbearing mother after her sister goes off to college.

Maggie by Ann M. Martin