Synopsis from Goodreads
Title: North of Beautiful
Author: Justina Chen Headley
Publication Date: February 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown
As he continued to stare, I wanted to point to my cheek and remind him, But you were the one who wanted this, remember? You're the one who asked-and I repeat-Why not fix your face?
It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.
She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction. With her carefully laid plans disrupted, will Terra be able to find her true path?
Written in lively, artful prose, award-winning author Justina Chen Headley has woven together a powerful novel about a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the meaning of true beauty.
My Review
A very inspirational book; I honestly enjoyed it.
It started off a bit slow where Terra was just describing stuff out randomly, but then the story was progressing to something really addictive.
Terra's father can be a pain in the a$$, I really wanted to punch him on the face.. argh!
I looved the relationships between (Terra & Jacob), (Norah "Jacob's mom" & Lois "Terra's mom"), and (Terra & her mom) they were all just soo sweet. Terra's progress and her mom's were very inspirational; Justina came up with an amazing character and story wherein she truly made me pause and think a lot about life and its meanings... North of Beautiful.. TOTALLY WORTH IT!!
It started off a bit slow where Terra was just describing stuff out randomly, but then the story was progressing to something really addictive.
Terra's father can be a pain in the a$$, I really wanted to punch him on the face.. argh!
I looved the relationships between (Terra & Jacob), (Norah "Jacob's mom" & Lois "Terra's mom"), and (Terra & her mom) they were all just soo sweet. Terra's progress and her mom's were very inspirational; Justina came up with an amazing character and story wherein she truly made me pause and think a lot about life and its meanings... North of Beautiful.. TOTALLY WORTH IT!!
4/5
Xoxo Meera
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