Promise Me Something
by Sara Kocek
Reyna Fey just can't seem to get a break. Her mother died when Reyna was just seven years old. Her father was in a near-tragic accident that put him in a coma from which he's just starting to recover. And she's been forced to go to a different high school from all of her middle school friends due to a redrawing of the district lines.
She's alone on the first day of school. Until Olive Barton shows up in her life.
Olive is different from anyone she's ever known. She's brash, loud, and speaks her mind no matter what. She's also gay and Reyna's never known someone who was gay before.
Reyna was raised Catholic, so she has a difficult time dealing with Olive's admissions.
When a train accident changes Reyna's world, she must face many questions in her life head on.
Final thoughts: Started one way and ended another, with a winding story that touched on many issues, but never settled any of them. Reyna's Catholic and hates foul language in the beginning of the book, but her religious issues don't even come up with Olive's admission. Everything deals with how Reyna is trying to fit in with the crowd, but even that is barely covered. Could have been so much more.
Rating: 2/5
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