This is a story of friendship and family and figuring out how you fit in when you feel left out.

Tatum is miserable, feeling like no one trusts her or believes her. She feels like her only allies are gone… her best friend isn’t speaking to her and her dad is out of the country. She has just her step-mother, who Tatum knows hates her. Her step-sister… same deal, and her step-grandmother, who thankfully seems to accept Tatum, or at least like her.

During community service, Tatum finds some new friends in Abby and Hunter, both there for school credits. She also decides to take her small graphic design gig to a new level and picks up some new clients, including the flirty SK, to whom Tate is instantly drawn.

Eventually Tatum learns that not everything is as it always seems. She finds an ally in an unexpected new client who helps her to look at things a little differently. By the end of the summer life looks a bit different, as some old faces return to her life… and some new ones turn out to be pretty promising.

I rode a roller coaster of feelings with Tate throughout the book, relating to her feelings of isolation and loneliness… and especially to her feeling of being an outsider within her own family. Ultimately this was a fun read as Tatum and company learned and grew throughout the story.

Disclaimer: I received an eARC of this book through Net Galley on behalf of the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.