the truth about forever

the truth about forever by Sarah Dessen

My Rating - 4 out of 5 stars

Sixteen year old Macy is getting ready for a long, uneventful summer. She is starting a job at the library (which she is not looking forward to), her boyfriend is leaving for the summer, she doesn't really have any friends since pretty much her whole identity belongs with her boyfriend, and she is still grieving over her father's death a year and a half ago. Macy thinks that in order to cope and move on, she needs to be in control and perfect. But throughout the summer she discovers that being perfect is not the same thing as being happy.

Macy happens to meet the full of life employees of Wish Catering. She finds herself wanting to be like them and on a whim decides to take them up on a job offer. As she is getting to know each of the employees, including Wes, she starts to get to know herself. Does she really want to be perfect like her boyfriend? Is her relationship with her mom all that it could be? And will she finally confront her feelings about losing her dad?

Such a good book! I loved the message, and I loved Macy and Wes!