Blurb:
New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age story set in a New Jersey mall.
The year is 1991. Scrunchies, mixtapes and 90210 are, like, totally fresh. Cassie Worthy is psyched to spend the summer after graduation working at the Parkway Center Mall. In six weeks, she and her boyfriend head off to college in NYC to fulfill The Plan: higher education and happily ever after.
But you know what they say about the best laid plans…
Set entirely in a classic “monument to consumerism,” the novel follows Cassie as she finds friendship, love, and ultimately herself, in the most unexpected of places. Megan McCafferty, beloved New York Times bestselling author of the Jessica Darling series, takes readers on an epic trip back in time to The Mall.
My review:
When I read this book’s blurb “The year is 1991. Scrunchies, mixtapes and 90210 are, like, totally fresh.”, it caught my attention. Being a 90’s kid myself, I wanted to know how things were back in 1991 when I wasn’t born yet.
In this novel, most of the story happens in the mall where Cassie works. We get to see her making new friends, adjusting to her new job and also her treasure hunting. This book has a good start but the ending is a bit rushed.
Cassie isn’t a character you’d root for. She isn’t very likable but you get used to her. Drea and Cassie were best friends once but they don’t talk anymore and now Cassie works in Drea’s mom’s shop. If you ask me, I’d say I like Drea better. The thing is, there isn’t much back story to the characters. So I can’t get attached to them.
I liked the treasure hunt and the friendship between Drea & Cassie. I liked the premise & author’s writing style. So it’s an okayish fun read for me.
Give this a go if you want a nice summer YA read with 90’s vibe.
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