A fun easy book makes even the secondary characters plausible and interesting. When you are needed, you can get out of your shell of invisibility.

The main character is Ellen. Ellen is social awkward for many good reasons. Her history is not easy, yet she has managed to live a semi-normal life. She works, she has roommates, and she is getting more social. I loved her “relationship” with Rupert. While she was clueless as to what he was asking her, she realized that he was a good guy and managed to be in the same room with him and even have a conversation or two. The last part of this book definitely shows the leaps and bounds that Ellen has made in her ability to step out of her comfort zone.

While this book is all about Ellen the secondary characters are who caught my attention. I loved Temerity and Justice. Shari Shattuck did an excellent job of giving the reader a peek into their lives while keeping the story mainly about Ellen. The peeks managed to get my curiosity up about the rest of their lives. We met their family and realized how amazing their parents are. Not many parents can handle what Temerity and Justice’s friends are dealing with.

This is a series. I did not read the first book in this series and probably will not go back and read it. I do not feel that I missed anything by not reading it. Shari Shattuck gave enough background to the characters that I had a good understanding of why they were how they were.