Best Friends Forever By Jennifer Weiner

A light, easy read about two girls who grew up together, become estranged and are brought back together again. The reason for the reunion is the main story of the book so I won’t spoil it. It does accentuate how cruel kids can be and how they hide shame and sadness with bravado and mean comments, often to increase their own popularity and what we would now term self-esteem. The characters are not particularly likeable so it is a little hard to get into and the very ‘Pollyanna-ish’ ending is quite ridiculous. But here I am unpublished and this is not Jennifer’s first time at the rodeo as it were. Kudos to her. If you want a beach-type fluffy read this is it.