Scarlet's father left when she was three and her older sister has moved to the city to pursue her dreams, which leaves her at home with her mother. Scarlet and her mother get along well enough, even though Scarlet has always felt that her mother favored her older sister, Juliet. Scarlet occupies her time trying to help others - her older neighbors with computer problems, the old guy across the street who's lost his wife, the introverted girl in her class who draws disturbing sidewalk images and her best friend who takes without giving. Scarlet is content with her life, never wanting anything for herself until her sister, Juliet, shows up pregnant with a husband, Hayden, who is perfect in Scarlet's eyes. Scarlet develops a quick friendship with Hayden and begins to despise her sister who doesn't appreciate Hayden. Scarlet soon discovers that her feelings for Hayden are more than just friendship, she's fallen in love with him. As Scarlet tries to deal with her feelings for Hayden, all of her good deeds seem to have backfired on her, and her entire life falls to pieces. Scarlet discovers that maybe life isn't as simple as she thought, and maybe sometimes she needs to take instead of always giving.
Slow start to the book, but readers who are willing to stick with it won't be disappointed. There's romance, family relationship issues, jealousy issues, friend issues, an explosion - just about everything you could want in a book. Recommended.
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