Maddie Brooks is a teen girl who always loved theatre and old musical movies, especially Singin' In The Rain with the master himself, Gene Kelly. In the house next door, her new neighbors have moved in, including their son Jesse Morales and who is in her high school's baseball team too. They start carpooling, alltough Maddie is not a sports girl, she falls for Jesse's kindness and good looks. Soon Maddie finds out that Jessie was not raised as a sports guy, but was raised as a dancer, and practices his tapdancing skills in the local community theater, where Maddie can be found a lot for acting in a play.

What You Always Wanted is a nice YA novel for everyone who loves theater. The story was full of fun and I liked the characters. They where a bit one dimensional, but because all the fun and romance, this was just a little side thing. I recognized a lot in Maddie, as I followed tapclasses and musical theater class as a teen. So this was very recognizable and well worked out by the author. I did found the story too long at some points, with made the story slower then needed. Some scenes didn't add much to the story, so I hope the finished book will be the faster updated version.

Anyhow, beside that I thought this was a very nice read, and a nice new addition to the already very good If Only series!