The story of a teenager

Synopsis

Emme starts dating a popular high school student who happens to be from a famous political family. It seems like everyone at school either wants to be Brendon Agretti or date him. Emme feels out of her comfort zone in Brendon’s worldand it doesn’t help that his picture-perfect ex seems determined to get back into his life, along with every other girl who wants to be the future Mrs. Agretti. Emme is already conflicted due to the fact her last boyfriend dumped her and her whole world is off kilter with her grandparents’ health issues. Life suddenly seems easier pushing Brendon away and relying on her crystals and horoscopes to guide her. Emme soon starts to realize she needs to focus less on the stars and more on her senses. Can Emme get over her insecurities and make her relationship work? Life sure is complicated when you’re dating the it guy.

My review

When Emme starts dating the popular guy from high school, she is not ready for all the extra luggage that comes with it.
Not only does she have to face her own insecurities, but she also has to face the flirting of Brendon’s ex – girlfriend. As at home she is also having difficulties because of her grandparents’ health issues, she starts to rely more and more on the guidance of crystals and horoscopes.
Because it seems to be all too much for her, it seems to her it will be easier to just push Brendon away. But is it the right choice to make? And should she learn to trust her intuition over the crystals and horoscopes?

When being in high school, who didn’t dream of being in a relationship with the most popular guy? Of course, if you’re not one of the popular girls too, chance of that dream coming true, are rather small.
So I was very happy with the opportunity of reading this story.

It’s clear that Emme is a young girl with a lot on her plate. Her previous relationship did not end very well, making her own insecurities grow bigger. Also at home she has to face big issues, because her beloved grandparents’ health situations are deteriorating.
When she starts dating Brendon, I was hoping that everything would go smoothly for her, but of course that would be a very short story if that would be the case.
And the issues she is having, are so recognizable for everyone. We all had insecurities about ourselves. As a teenager we all doubted if we were good enough. And an ex – girlfriend lurking behind every corner surely isn’t making things easy for Emme.

I have to admit, I found it a bit difficult to understand why Emme went all the way with relying on crystals and other beliefs in astrology. But maybe it’s because I have a total lack of interest in such matters.
But I understood that Emme had to find her comfort somewhere, so why not in astrology?

In general I found it a bittersweet story, about a young girl finding love, but having many struggles and sometimes making the wrong decisions. But it was also a story about growing up, because we see Emme slowly relying more on her intuition and even discard the advices given by a supposed good friend.

I think this would be a good story for teenagers to read, to see that there is always light on the end of the tunnel. And for adults it’s a good reminder of what we went through ourselves.