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285 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2015
“We know it’s last minute. But we both think you’re responsible enough to take care of the house while we’re gone.”
Maybe SHE thinks that, but Brian looks pale at the thought of leaving a (gasp!) teenage girl alone in a house. He believes a teenage girl to be the equivalent to an in-heat hyena. Like I’ll stain the couch with my hormones or something.
I started reading this book a few days ago while in a reading slump so I didn't get very far (probably about 10% through). So today I picked it back up and finished it.
You can probably tell from the title what the book is about but I shall explain anyway. One of The Guys is about a girl (Toni) who is a complete tomboy, and has grown up with a small group of boys. Then something happens and her parents make her switch to an all girls school which is completely out of her comfort level. She then finds that her friends are moving on without her and the book basically deals with all of that and how she tries to stay connected with her friends.
I really liked how Tori developed as a character. At the beginning of the book I thought she was immature and I couldn't stand her, but she got better as the book went on. Although there were a few choices she made that I really didn't agree with (if you read the book you will know what I am talking about) and I honestly almost stopped reading it because of it, but I am glad I didn't as I thought it all panned out nicely.
I thought that Tori and Lochs friendship was so sweet and the development of their relationship was very well written and real, and at times a real page turner. I loved that it wasn't mushy gushy and wasn't very typical/cliched story, it was REAL and it makes it that much easier to fall into that world and "become one with the book" :P
One thing I do have to say about Tori is that even at the end of the book, while I don't think she was as immature as she was at the beginning, she was still insecure which bugged me slightly. She definitely wasn't a "strong female character" in this book.
Overall this was a very enjoyable read for me. Lisa's writing was very captivating and upon reflection I seem to be liking it more and more. As always with contemporary novels though, I would have loved more of Tori and Loch together after the "story".