Book Synopsis: For sixteen-year-old Charlotte Reynolds, aka Charlie, being raised by a single dad and three older brothers has its perks. She can outrun, outscore, and outwit every boy she knows—including her longtime neighbor and honorary fourth brother, Braden. But when it comes to being a girl, Charlie doesn't know the first thing about anything. So when she starts working at chichi boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange new world of makeup, lacy skirts, and BeDazzlers. Even stranger, she's spending time with a boy who has never seen her tear it up in a pickup game.
To cope with the stress of faking her way through this new reality, Charlie seeks late-night refuge in her backyard, talking out her problems with Braden by the fence that separates them. But their Fence Chats can't solve Charlie's biggest problem: she's falling for Braden. Hard. She knows what it means to go for the win, but if spilling her secret means losing him for good, the stakes just got too high.
My Review: 5/5 stars. This book had me hooked right from the start. I got attached to the characters quickly and got annoyed when Charlie, the main character, kept lying to the people in her life. Eventually, it got really messy because she still hadn’t told the truth. I think that’s one of the things that makes this book so good, the main character is flawed and three-dimensional. She made lots of mistakes that had me yelling at her in my head but ultimately ended up doing the right thing.
I really enjoyed the romance, too. I think the characters had a lot of chemistry. Friends to lovers is one of my favorite romance tropes and this was a great example of that. I liked how it showed that you don't need to change who you are for a guy to like you. While Charlie initially thinks that no guy would like her as her tomboy self and feels the need to completely change, in the end she knows that Braden likes her because she acts the way that she does.
There's no language in this book. There is a kiss and lots of flirting, but nothing more serious than that. It has a great message but it relates more to teens who are at the dating age. If a younger kid wants to read this, that's okay, but I don't really think they would enjoy it or find it relatable.
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