Where it Began by Ann Redisch Stampler is about Gabby, a high school senior, who has just gone under an extreme makeover. Her senior year she rises to popularity and dates her dream guy, Billy Nash, the most popular boy at her school. However, one night Gabby wakes up on the ground in the middle of nowhere next to Billy's crashed BMW with his car keys in her hand. The problem? She has no memory of how she got there.
The majority of the book is focused on Gabby's legal trouble and her struggle to make her life "perfect" again. However, she has been blind to reality and her life may never have been as perfect as it once seemed.
I enjoyed this book. I was a little thrown off by the cover, because the cover suggests "beach read for teen girls" and this was more "my life is falling apart legally and in every other aspect"; so, fair warning. I liked Ann's writing style and I felt the story was original. I was slightly surprised at the ending, but it was also expected. I read this book in a few hours, so if you're looking for an interesting read one day, pick it up. The best part about this book for me was the writing style, at times the story drags, but the story is also a little indulgent because Ann's writing grabs you and you want to know what happens to Gabby.
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