Take Me There by Susane Colasanti

Synopsis:
In one short week . . . three lives change.

Rhiannon is devastated after the breakup with her boyfriend and wants him back. Nicole’s ex is still in the picture, but she can’t help having a new crush. James and Rhiannon are just friends, though he may try to take it to the next level. Will their desire to take a mean girl down a notch bring these three friends what they want . . . and more?

Set during one life-altering week and told in three realistic perspectives, this engaging, witty novel by the author of When It Happens shows the ups and downs of love, friendship—and karma.

My Review:
It was interesting how Colasanti wrote this story from three different perspectives so we got a chance to have three different experiences. Yet again Colasanti displayed her talent at understanding how teenagers react and knowing what is important to them during this time in their lives. It’s true parts of this were about typical teenage issues but one that I did not see coming was the sexual abuse one of the characters suffers. It was almost like this was an afterthought because it was not really explained or realized until the very end of the book. I almost feel like Colasanti did a disservice to her character by just randomly throwing that part in there because I did not really sense the full impact of the abuse. Perhaps this was an attempt to approach a very serious issue but to not make the entire book just focused on that alone.

My favorite line said was “But the thing you want most to happen doesn’t stand a chance unless you give it one.” This was in reference to one of the characters talking about taking risk and how you have to put yourself out there. I think that statement is so true because risk are worth it when you consider the world of possibility and opportunity that can occur because of it. Over all it was a light, fast, and enjoyable read.