Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty

So my friend started reading these books and told me they were really fun and she’s gotten so caught up in the series, I just had to try it out!

Jessica Darling is a sophomore in high school and her BFF has just moved halfway across the country.  The book is written as if it’s her journal which is a style I normally hate but it works in this book.  The plot is just about her teenage, high school angst which again I normally hate but totally works in this case.  I think it’s because Jessica is so self-aware  – she knows she’s angsty and pokes fun at herself for being so melodramatic.

It actually took me a bit to get into the book but once I did, I was hooked.  It’s been a while since I’ve been in high school but reading this book is like reading some of my old journals.  The emotions Jessica experiences, the situations she finds herself in – she reminds me of teenage me!  Except she’s way wittier than I ever was.  And her observations about her peers?  Hilarious!

This book was so fun and real and easy to read.  I’ve already read the second one and can’t wait to get my hands on the remaining three!