Excellent YA

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This book took me by surprise with its depth. It is YA without romance but with lots of character development and growth. The characters are very quirky and have strong interests not usually seen in teens. Mattie is obsessed with escapology. She also has a healthy dose of social anxiety and does not want to think about college. She befriends the daughter of of one of her escapologist idols and the journey that follows changes several people. The view on high school life draws no punches and is a bit bleak but it is also accurate. I especially liked Frankie and the depth he brought to the book. This book had an amazing cast of characters and is a very strong stand-alone. I am happy to say that it more than met my expectations.