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This was a very refreshing change in the YA books I have been reading lately. I have been reading a lot of Fantasy (which I love) but this was a complete 180 from those books that I didn't know I would like so much. There was a good mix of romance, coming of age story and controversial issue to really grab my interest.

It tells the story of young girls falling in love for the first time, the changing dynamics between friends and the usual fear of what others think of them. The difference that I liked was that the romance develops between two of a trio of best friends. Mel, who is completely sure that she prefers girls to boys and falls completely in love and Avery, who is confused about her feelings and doesn't want anyone to know about her "relationship". The third friend, Nina, who is away for the summer when this all comes about, is surprised but supportive and yet feels a bit left out.

I really enjoyed this book. The characters were believable and likable, very sympathetic. The story line was refreshingly new to me and quite interesting. I really liked the way Maureen Johnson addressed the girls' discovery of their sexuality. The book showed a teen coming to terms with being gay in a very real and sensitive way. Definitely a must read. ( )

The novel is a story of the friendship between three teenage girls. They call themselves the Bermudez Triangle, they have their own little chant - basically they are those girls that are inseparable but yet all have different personal interests. We all knew groups like that in high school. Nina is the smart one and is the head of student council. Avery is the musical one who also has a touch of bad girl. Mel is the quiet and shy one, the one they need to push into coming out of her shell. When Nina goes away to a special pre-college summer group Mel comes out of more than her shell - she also comes out of the closet. At least to Avery with whom she starts a relationship. They do not tell Nina although Nina is a bit preoccupied on the relationship front as she's starting a relationship with an eco-warrior named Steve. When Nina returns home she's put in the uncomfortable position in which her two best friends have started dating. It's not awkward because they are both girls, it's awkward because it's her two best friends and suddenly she's on the outside. Well, that and the fact that no one really knows about them except for her. And then, as often happens with high school romances, Mel and Avery's relationship goes up in flames as does her own with Steve.

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I really tried but could not get into this story. I could not finish this book. ( )

Three female friends : one goes away for the summer and the other two hook up. I'm not entirely sure how much I liked this. I enjoyed it while I was reading it, I think. The POV switches annoyed me at first but I got used to them. However the ending felt not so much "needs a sequel", but rather, unfinished.