New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age story set in a New Jersey mall. The year is 1991. Scrunchies, mixtapes and 90210 are, like, totally fresh. Cassie Worthy is psyched to spend the summer after graduation working at the Parkway Center Mall. In six weeks, she and her boyfriend head off to college in NYC to fulfill The Plan: higher education and happily ever after. But you know what they say about the best laid plans... Set entirely in a classic “monument to consumerism,” the novel follows Cassie as she finds friendship, love, and ultimately herself, in the most unexpected of places. Megan McCafferty, beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Jessica Darling series, takes readers on an epic trip back in time to The Mall.
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I am genuinely surprised by how much I liked this book!
That's not a fair assessment really but YA contemporary and I are not always the best of friends so I wasn't 100% sure how I was going to feel about it. - ALSO I got an ARC of this, and it came out this past July so like, your girl completely lost her mind. I thought it was for July 2021! I am the worst.
This book was A) a love story, B) a mystery/treasure hunt (maps included!) C) about self discovery and D) all about friendship!!!
I loved the friendship aspect of this. So much so that the end actually had me in tears.
Cassie is at times kind of a hateful narcissist but she does have a lot of character growth throughout this novel. I really enjoyed getting to see her grow into a full adult and hope that her future is full of more happiness.
This is one of those books where I really feel like a need a post-college epilogue. If I could get that, I'd be dang happy.
Also, I didn't even mention the '90s aspect! This book, along with Rebel Girls by Elizabeth Keenan (that I also had an ARC of last year) just goes to show how much us modern-day women really owe it to the feminists from the '90s (and earlier too!). Where would we be without the rebel girls from the past?
That all being said, there were a few aspects that I didn't 100% love or feel like I got the conclusion I was looking for, and that mostly revolved around Cassie's parents. There was a conclusion for their relationship, but I don't feel like there was any coming together of her and each parent individually - if that makes sense?
Anyway, really good book, enjoyed it. Recommend it for anyone who enjoys the '90s and books about finding yourself and/or friendship.
Cover 4; Characters 4; Plot 4; Pace 4; Writing 4; Enjoyment 4; Cry *
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