![]() ![]() ![]() Some of my favorite scenes are the ones with Cass and Em interacting when he is trying to teach him how to swim. Her younger brother, Em has special needs and I loved how that was depicted as well. I loved Gwen’s family and how much of a role they played in the novel. I loved most of the characters in this book. Huntley Fitzpatrick’s characters and storylines are some of the most accurate and realistic depictions of teenagers that I have read in YA and I enjoy that. Sometimes the depictions of teenagers is a little out there in the way they act and talk. I’ve read so many YA books, especially with romances and sometimes I find myself thinking “that wouldn’t happen in real life”. ![]() It’s refreshing to read a young adult novel where the characters are “real”. I am officially a huge fan of Huntley Fitzpatrick. ![]() After Cass shows up on the island to work for the summer, things between he and Gwen start to change and she begins to question what she thought was true about her friends, her family, herself and Cass. What I Thought Was True follows Gwen, who comes from a family of fishermen and housecleaners who has a history with Cassidy, a rich kid from across the bridge and considers him one of herher biggest mistakes. ![]()
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