Charlotte can't catch a break, after seeing her big crush with another woman and finding out her sister is engaged, she doesn't know what else to expect, she just knows that fate never sends good her way. Finally ready to welcome a man into her life, her plans are shattered when she receives a devastating phone call. Returning to Parish Cove wasn't in her plans, seeing her sister with her fiance wasn't in the plan, and everything that followed after, that was fates way of showing her to just stop making plans for good.

Charlotte is one heck of a character, not because she's a drop dead gorgeous girl, but because she's realistic and Jennifer Snyder did a great job of writing her. I have lived the moments Char lived when roommates date, drinking bad beer, and seeing your crush with another girl. Those are all such real moments in any person's life and they were written perfectly. I started this book off with so much hope, because I love a good main character. To top it off, she's dealing with the realistic situation of having an ill mother and a sister she avoids because of her fears. I liked knowing this was something she was going to have to face as a character, that's emotional growth I can get behind. Then you mix in her roommate, the two men she's crushed on since forever, and the natural chaos that comes from life and this book definitely spreads thin. There's a lot going on, some of it great, some of it not great. While somewhat predictable, I think the focus on Charlotte and how she emotionally handled everything, through introspection, venting, and learning was great.

I feel like a total jerk rating this low, because I love books that make me cry, but this one was just overwhelming. How much bad can a girl take? I get that it's the NA cliche to take a girl, a slightly messed up girl, and have her deal with a major crisis to find herself, but this was pure chaos at times. While I loved Charlotte I just couldn't read her life and sympathize with it, because it was over the top. In general, it made me cry a lot, but not the kind of tears that I enjoy recommending to people. Then you mix in the fact that she just cannot seem the get the guy, any guy, and I started to see why she needed so many vent sessions. Talk about hard luck. It was a tough book to go through, by the end I didn't feel like things had actually taken a turn for the positive, even though I do feel Charlotte had grown as a person.

In the end, this wasn't a bad book, it just didn't leave me feeling good or like I had gotten anywhere emotionally. I definitely expected something different, even as I kept reading, but it didn't all turn out as hoped. It's emotional, it's heartbreaking, you definitely won't find love, but it is obvious that Jennifer Snyder is a great writer, especially for making you feel all that and more. I definitely want to read more from Jennifer Snyder, I just won't be wearing mascara! ( )

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Paper Thin deals not only with romantic feelings toward someone you shouldn't, but facing life head on after tragedy.

I liked Charlotte. Her reasoning for some things is questionable to me sometimes, but she felt very real. She struggled with emotions that I think most people do at some point in their lives. She tries her hardest to tamp down those feelings and be happy for her sister. Charlotte begins to know tragedy better than she'd like and has to adjust to everything that is going on. I know I'm being vague, but I don't want to spoil anything.

One of my favorite elements about this book is that while Charlotte has to figure out her romantic emotions, there is a strong focus on her relationship with her sister, Emma. There are a lot of changes that force them to be closer together more than they had, and Charlotte has to to face a few things when it comes to her sister.

Another thing that's important is that just because you aren't the one directly involved, that doesn't mean the strain of taking care of things doesn't take a toll on you. You are allowed to feel, and have, not really bad feelings, but frustration.

Paper Thin is a quick read and one I think many will enjoy.

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