Hallo, tot ziens

Picked this up for my daughter who's dreading her own grandma visits this summer, and she actually laughed out loud at the first chapter. The way Hailey's annoyed phone-checking is described feels so real.

My niece is fourteen and I immediately thought of her while reading about Hailey's summer of forced grandma visits. The way the conflict with her parents is set up feels painfully accurate to that age, and I finished it in one sitting because the pacing just pulls you along.

Hailey’s voice feels so real for a 15-year-old, and the way her annoyance with grandma slowly turns into something warmer kept me flipping pages. The across-town setup made the conflict feel close and personal, not far-fetched. Finished it in one afternoon.