Series: None
Author: Julie Buxbaum
Published April 5th 2016 by Delacorte Press
Goodreads Synopsis
Everything about Jessie is wrong. At least, that’s what it feels like during her first week of junior year at her new ultra-intimidating prep school in Los Angeles. Just when she’s thinking about hightailing it back to Chicago, she gets an email from a person calling themselves Somebody/Nobody (SN for short), offering to help her navigate the wilds of Wood Valley High School. Is it an elaborate hoax? Or can she rely on SN for some much-needed help?
It’s been barely two years since her mother’s death, and because her father eloped with a woman he met online, Jessie has been forced to move across the country to live with her stepmonster and her pretentious teenage son.
In a leap of faith—or an act of complete desperation—Jessie begins to rely on SN, and SN quickly becomes her lifeline and closest ally. Jessie can’t help wanting to meet SN in person. But are some mysteries better left unsolved?
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Review
After losing her mother, Jessie's life was flipped upside down, and the fact that her dad just ups and elopes with a new woman, meaning she now has a new stepmother, Rachel, and stepbrother, Theo, she's just about holding it together. Being forced to move across country, to a new school is hard, and when she gets an email on her new account from someone calling themselves Somebody/Nobody, or SN for short, who says they'll help her navigate her new life, it's almost too good to be true. The more time she emails with SN, the more she is comfortable, and soon it seems like he could be the perfect person for her; the only bad thing is she doesn't know who he is.
This book was just so engaging, and I was hooked from the moment I opened it. Jessie was a relatable character, and everything she went through, both before and during the novel, were wholly believable, and understandable. Her interactions with her new 'family' were what I would expect to have happened, but I loved how she grew to appreciate them, and how her and Theo's sibling relationship evolved. One thing I really enjoyed is that there's no love triangle or whatever in the book. Yes, there are a few candidates for SN, but it's kind of obvious who it was which actually added to the enjoyment, rather than take away from it. I'll definitely will be reading more of Buxbaum's books in future!
Dates Read:
March 9, 2019
Rating
4 Stars
