by Deb Caletti
Summary:
In chapter 4, Jordan goes to visit her mom at her mom's bed and breakfast, and while she's there she remembers things about when she used to live with her mom. Jordan explains why her mom started the bed and breakfast and the people who stay there. Miss Poe is a guest that permanently stays at the bed and breakfast (no one says why, she just does). Jordan also talks about Nathan and Max, her stepdad and half-brother. She goes into detail about when her mom met Nathan and how strange he is. Then she talks about the incident that made her decide to pack up her belongings and head to live with her dad.
Chapter 5, is when things get good, and by good I mean intense. When Jordan gets home from her mom's house, she discovers a ripped up photograph of Wes D'Angelo (remember him?) on his wedding day, in the garbage can. She starts to freak out and demands that her dad tell her what the heck was happening with him. Her dad admits that he is dating Gayle D'Angelo, and he admits that he took the picture from their wedding album. He claims that Wes "mistreats" Gayle and that he just loves her so much, and so on... So, now that the secrets out (just to Jordan and the reader though) Jordan starts to freak herself out a bit. She keeps a close eye on her dad and notices that he is changing..like alot.
In chapter 6, Jordan is at this place by the beach where her "boyfriend" (see he thinks they're dating but she's only going out with him for something to do) Kale comes and finds her. Kale is a total stud...not a good guy, I'll just leave it at that. Also, Jordan meets this guy named Jackson in this chapter. (He'll be important later)
The next big thing that happens is the end of school picnic. Jordan goes with her friend Melissa and Kale. Jordan sees her dad show up and notices that Gayle keeps on giving him these sly looks. She gets really upset about the fact that her dad is being so obvious when Gayle's husband is around. Later in the evening she goes up to her dad (who is with Gayle and the other adults) and tries to tell him that she's leaving the picnic, but he doesn't pay attention. He is too busy trying to impress Gayle.
Response:
So, now that I know that Gayle D'Angelo is having an affair with Jordan's dad...the book suddenly got much more interesting. It's getting kind of scandalous :) I am getting used to all the descriptive writing, so I am starting to focus on what the book is actually about. Personally, I think Jordan's dad is an idiot...I mean if he's going to be "involved" with a married woman, he needs to be a bit more subtle. I mean, I understand that he most likely wants to be able to go out with Gayle and not have to keep secrets, but it's his own fault for pursuing Gayle in the first place. I'm stasrting think that Gayle is a bit of a bad person...she seems like she is behind a LOT of the dad's craziness...I bet she even told the dad to take that picture of Wes, but I guess I will only have to read to see what she's really like....
Total pages read: 159/322
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