Rosie, the young girl with Down Syndrome, is also portrayed in a really humanistic way. The author made Genna more plump and ordinary than we're used to in this genre. There are a few things that make this read fresh and unconventional. Genna and Abi's chemistry is electric and it's fun to watch them together. In other words, I could see their issues playing out in real life. Both are smitten for each other but both feel it's inappropriate to act on the feelings due to real obstacles, not throwaway ones that sometimes get inserted to force conflicts in a story. Abi is fourteen years Genna's senior, a single mother of a young girl with Down Syndrome, and she's just as smart and witty. Genna is a character having a great heart, a backbone, and plenty of sarcasm/wit. And *yes* this hit that perfect sweet spot! I actually started this as a new book to read on my exercise bike and ended up needing to finish it before the night was over.so I basically read it in one sitting. I wanted something funny, that wasn't too dramatic but not necessarily fluff, either.and it definitely needed two likable leads that *hopefully* ::blowing on the dice and rolling it:: wouldn't be insta-love. I'll tell you what I was looking for when I picked this out.
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