The characters made this story feel so real and I loved the family dynamic. I adored Gordon, Mimi, Oxford, Jack, Nana, Tracy, Matthew, Ryan, Bridget, April, Taylor, and Vincent. Throughout I wanted her to snap out of it because besides that she was a strong character who became good friends with Emma. She was willing to give a jerk the time of day just because of where he came from but not someone who was clearly into her. Bailey was sometimes hard to like because of her obsession with Lake North, the wealthier half of the community, and the people there. This book had some strong characters-even the side characters, because there was nothing minor about them-and an amazing plot. She cracked me up and her honesty was refreshing. You could not say anything around her in the complaint without her bringing up the fact that she was a house or had been pregnant for a million years. Trinity could be harsh and complained so much about being pregnant. Those scenes were some of my favorite along with Emma and Trinity. I thought he and Emma were perfect together and their chemistry was immediate and I loved seeing those two together. She was such a strong character that I could relate to.
It was nice that she did not have any problems with her father remarrying. Her relationship with her dad, Nana, and Tracy, her stepmother, was good. I liked how she’d say what she thought most of the time. Emma came into her own as the story progressed and by the end, she had gotten the rest of the story and had her family back.Įmma Saylor was wonderfully awkward and neurotic. She spends her time at her grandmother’s helping clean the motel rooms, hanging with her cousins, getting to know the guy who was her best friend when she was a kid, Roo, and learning about her mother and the past that’s been closed off to her all these years. But slowly as the days turn into weeks, Emma starts to relax. It’s awkward and Emma feels out of place at first since it seems all of them know of her but she knows nothing about them. When Emma’s summer plans fall through, she is whisked back to North Lake. She never knew her mother’s side of the family since she hadn’t seen them since she visited for a week when she was four years old. It’s a coming-of-age story for Emma Saylor who has always been neurotic and cautions about everything and it seemed to escalate after her mother died. It takes place on a lake in the summer, surrounded by family. I’ve been a big fan of Sarah Dessen for years now so I was happy that I got the chance to read The Rest of the Story and it was the perfect summer read.
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