Unsettling, well crafted coming-of-age tale with a great sense of place & a clever narration that allows for subtle plot and character developments going on around our self-absorbed heroine. Absorbing read for thoughtful teens

spoiler alert ** 3.5 stars

A one sitting read.
I could almost feel the Sun shinning on the idiocy beach,and quirky house,where the family met.
Then Kit Godden storms through,blowing up hormones,and common sense and lives,leaving a wreckage behind him.
He was so charming,the adults were so blind to his actions, it was all to believable.
A great summer book I think.

Cute and charming YA novel that channels I Capture the Castle crossed with My Family and Other Animals. It's not deep (the comparisons with Bonjour Tristesse are misleading) and though painful things happen, the emotions of the book are on the surface. Think beach/bathtub reading - or to buy for young teens.