![]() I read and reread this book and even had my bff read it (she agreed the author had clearly been spying on us and had written a book about us lol). You know those books? I was dating a guy like Macon, my best friend was similar to Scarlett, and I related so much to Halley. It was the first book that gave me that feeling that the author had written a book about my life. Someone Like You was my favourite book as a teen. "Because life is an ugly, awful place to not have a best friend." (page 23) I'll finish with a quote that really stuck out for me: Is this one of my favourite Dessen books? No, not really. While I like that better, I think the book version is, sadly, a lot more realistic. The movie really softens both the relationship between Halley and Macon, and his personality. I'm glad I got the chance to reread this one because I always get confused due to the movie How to Deal, which combined That Summer and Someone Like You. I just wish things had been a little clearer with the two of them. He has a few sweet scenes where it's clear he cares for Scarlett but we don't get to know how much and I'm left feeling like their story is unfinished. Cameron comes along at just the right moment. Halley is hanging out with Macon more and more but Scarlett's pregnancy is moving along and she needs someone to be there for her. ![]() He shows up about halfway through the book (and school year). I know it's been a long time since I had read this book (at least ten years, I'd say) but I had completely forgotten Cameron, the new kid, existed. She's got a good head on her shoulders (even though she did end up getting pregnant.but "it came off"!) and is a great secondary character and an even better best friend. ![]() Scarlett already has most of her outline filled in - with reds and golds - so you can't help be drawn to her just a little bit more. Maybe it goes back to what Halley says about feeling like she's an outline of herself and is just waiting for the colours to be filled in. She is a great character and I loved reading her story. Being a true best friend, Scarlett helps her through the inevitable mess near the end of the book.Īs I'm writing this I'm realizing that I think I liked Scarlett more than Halley. She tells her to be careful but, of course, Halley's not listening. In the book, Halley has Scarlett who is trying to be the voice of reason. You just have to wait until she figures it out for herself and be there when she needs you. Since I've got ten years on her, it was like watching your little sister or niece date a loser or jerk who you know is no good for her but you can't say or do anything. It was really hard to read as Halley fell in deeper with Macon - especially since I knew what was going to happen. It's a lot to deal with and I think Halley gets through it all the way most sixteen year old girls would - by shutting out her mother, confiding only in her best friend, and continuing to date the bad boy. Around this time Halley, a quiet good girl, has also started hanging out with Macon, Michael's best friend, who has quite the reputation. Then we find out that Scarlett is pregnant with his baby. Right away we learn that a classmate of Halley's, Michael, has died and that her best friend Scarlett had been dating him. ![]() Just as I remembered, Someone Like You is pretty heavy.
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