Broken Hearts, Fences and Other Things to Mend

by Katie Finn

Overview

Gemma had her summer all planned out, but it takes sharp turn when she gets dumped and finds herself back in the Hamptons after a five-year absence. Being there puts her at risk of bumping into Hallie, her former best friend (that is, before Gemma ruined her life). But people don't hold grudges forever. Do they?

Gemma intends to make amends, but a small case of mistaken identity causes the people she knew years ago—including Hallie and her dreamy brother Josh—to believe she's someone else. As though the summer wasn't complicated enough already.

Can Gemma keep up the charade? Or will she be found out by the very people she's been hiding from?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250063052
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	05/05/2015
Series:	Broken Hearts and Revenge Series , #1
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.20(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Katie Finn is the author of the Top 8 trilogy. She's never plotted revenge on anyone (who didn’t deserve it) but has been known to assume another identity. To this day, she and Morgan Matson have never been seen in the same room. She lives in Los Angeles, in a house she wishes was a lot closer to the beach.

Editorial Reviews

Intriguing premise of revenge on a longtime foe.” —School Library Journal

“Finn offers up plenty of teen angst, awkward situations, pool and beach parties, a bad breakup, a burgeoning romance, revenge, and a hole that keeps getting deeper in Gemma's quest to prove she's a nice person.” —Booklist

“There is much for teen readers to like here: snappy and snippy dialogue, embarrassing situations, blossoming romance, pool parties and the constant tension of maintaining a secret.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Finn (who also writes for teens as Morgan Matson) presents a mostly lighthearted and playful story of mistaken identity and revenge.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2014-03-17
In this first book of a series, a 16-year-old tries to repair a friendship she destroyed five years before. Gemma's summer begins with her sweet, steady boyfriend's sudden decision to break up. Then circumstances require Gemma to leave her BFF and stay with her dad—in the Hamptons, a place that holds awful memories. It was here that 11-year-old Gemma, devastated by the possibility of her parents' divorce, broke up her father and his new girlfriend, Karen, by doing horrendously mean things to her and her daughter, Hallie. Karen and her family return for vacation, and Gemma first runs into Josh, Hallie's handsome brother, but due to her massive makeover, she goes unrecognized. It is then she decides to make it up to Hallie by doing a multitude of kind things for her. But soon Gemma's falling for Josh, and the complex plot thickens. There is much for teen readers to like here: snappy and snippy dialogue, embarrassing situations, blossoming romance, pool parties and the constant tension of maintaining a secret. But the plot threads strain the moorings of credibility, and readers will have to be willing to suspend truckloads of disbelief to stay engaged. And due to the hefty infusion of mean-girl morality, it's a challenge to stick by the main characters. Here's hoping the second volume will prove a lighter hand and a truer heart. (Fiction. 13-16)

Kirkus Reviews