What I Thought Was True by Huntley FitzpatrickPublished April 15, 2014
About the Book:
From the author of My Life Next Door comes a swoony summertime romance full of expectation and regret, humor and hard questions.
Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich kid from across the bridge in Stony Bay, and she hails from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who keep the island's summer people happy. Gwen worries a life of cleaning houses will be her fate too, but just when it looks like she'll never escape her past—or the island—Gwen's dad gives her some shocking advice. Sparks fly and secret histories unspool as Gwen spends a gorgeous, restless summer struggling to resolve what she thought was true—about the place she lives, the people she loves, and even herself—with what really is.
A magnetic, push-me-pull-me romance with depth, this is for fans of Sarah Dessen, Jenny Han, and Deb Caletti.
My Thoughts:
On Goodreads, I gave the book a solid 4 out of 5 stars. Overall, I liked the book, but there were a few issues. It took me a bit to get into it, but once I did, I really enjoyed the rest of it. Some of the early chapters bounce around in time a bit, and this isn't written very clearly. I had to stop and try and figure out if things were taking place now or if it was something that had previously happened. That tends to take you out of groove of reading the story, and it frustrated me a bit. It also took a long time to reveal some important aspects to the story, which was frustrating as well. I think that Fitzpatrick did so many others things right, though, and that redeemed the book for me. If not, it would have been given a 2 or 3 rather than a 4. The characters are complex and interesting, and the book handles some delicate subject matter really. I would recommend the book, but with the warning that you have to push yourself past the first bit of the book that is frustrating and confusing.
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