About: Camille Settlemeyer's life revolves around two great natural wonders: Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth, and Matt Everest, the boy she's been in love with ever since they met at rock climbing camp five years ago. She might have to wait a few more years before her parents let her fly off to Nepal to scale the world's tallest summit, but this summer Camille's going to hit the road with Matt for one last climbing expedition before they part ways for college. Camille is convinced that a couple days alone with Matt in a beat-up van will make him realize they're destined to be together.
What she doesn't account for is Matt bringing along his best friend from climbing camp, Tucker O'Hara, who possess an encyclopedic knowledge of the constellations and a sense of humor drier than the sprawling Arizona desert. Camille doesn't like how much of a know-it-all Tuck is, or how his gorgeous older sister seems to steal every last bit of Matt's attention. But Camille's about to learn that even the best climbers need a compass sometimes.
Review: This. This. I love THISso much. This is a short story with only five parts, but I feel like every girl has felt like Camille at some point in their lives--I know I did. This story reminded me of my first crush and the first time I ever self inferior to other girls. Kate described Camille's feeling perfectly that I felt like it was plagiarizing my diary lol.
And just a little spoiler, this story has an open ending and though it might leave some readers feeling unsatisfied, Camille's story is basically about being okay with things not going her way and not wrapping up like the usual happy-ever-after we hope for, because that's how life is. It's open ending (since it has not ended at all) and things won't go the way we'd like it too, but that's okay. It really is okay.
