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Here, the main character is not only Janie, but also Reeve. Reeve acts as the bad character here, instead of Janie, who was in the previous book.
But when I say bad, I don't mean, killing, cruel, ugly bad. I mean, just despicable. Just hated.

The moment he began saying it on the radio, I knew he was in for some huge trouble. Janie has to find out. It has to be part of the story. And it was.

Though, I do admit, the way Reeve was saying the story on the radio, it was quite exciting. But then, giving all this inside information, as Jodie said, the part that really hurts, he told that to the world (or just Boston, but all the same). For entertainment. What would Janie say? What would the Springs say? Or rather, what would they do? Reeve's stupidity continues on until he faces... he faces Janie.
          She and Jodie says, quote: " 'We can drop in on Reeve, too.' 'Unannounced,' said Jodie, 'We'll catch him with some gorgeous college girl.' " But actually, it's worse. She's sold out to the world, her inside story she's been trying to hide and forget and start over with. On the radio, going toward Reeve's college, she hears it.

          How angry she would be. And how ignorant Reeve was. It's better having a hard time and messing up the radio than breaking someone's heart, selling someone's story to the world (actually to the city).
          And yet, he had enough spunk to go to the hotel and beg for apology. Well, sorry Reeve, apology not accepted, because how would Janie forgive him? How would Janie forgive them? How would Jodie forgive him? For what he's done? He was lucky enough that the radio station only had signal in town. If it reached New Jersey, or Connecticut, that would have been worse.
The image of the nice, funny Reeve turns into a total jerk, is a shock for Janie and her family.
          But yet, she forgives him, in the end.

          Brian's story was a small "problem" of the story. You can barely call it "problem" because first of all, it's just him changing, breaking apart from his twinniness with Brandon, who probably will remain ignorant toward family problems. Though it was nice to read about Brian and Brandon. They were almost strangers in the other two books, just younger pesky brothers who were athletic (turns out it's only Brandon).

          My favorite part was when Janie was saying good-bye to Stephen in the airport, and how her dad was going along with her, and "a huge part of her grew up." It was so satisfying, seeing the good ending, the happy ending, in which she starts the hug, rather than her father stretching his arms out to start the hug himself.
I was happy she was sisters with Jodie, real sisters, sisters who go to Boston together and are always on the same side, never against each other.
I was happy she was with her family again (not literally, but spiritually, if you know what I mean), and was a Spring when she was with them.
I was happy she called her dad Dad and her mom Mom. I was happy she went to Mrs. Spring when she was in trouble.
I was happy she became Jennie Spring.




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