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Written on Jul 29, 2016
Vix and Caitlin have a relationship that is simple and complicated all at once. Vix just falls into it, really. Caitlin decides she likes her, and that’s all it takes. Because Caitlin always gets what she wants. She’s the wild child, Vix is her shadow.
The book spends a lot of time in their teen years, which is part of its weakness. I thought it would have been more interesting to explore their relationships after high school and college, but it seemed like Blume was more comfortable writing them as teens.
I had a hard time suspending disbelief when it came to Vix’s family. I can sorta buy her parents letting her go off across the country with a family they don’t really know, but after a family tragedy, her family basically disappears from her life. It was weird.
I also didn’t really care for the little one-two page pieces from the point of view of minor characters. Sometimes they added a different perspective, but more often than not they were just noise.
Overall this wasn’t a bad read — I never felt like putting it down for good — but I think it could have been a lot better.