In the aftermath of the storm and how we fix our mistakes on the otherside of afterwards. It’s about those choices that sweep us up in the ‘newness’ only for us to be dropped down in the ‘after’. All the mistakes, fears we try to hide, and doubts we can’t help but fixate on.įresh is a story about decisions and friendship, love and connection, family and failure. Because we’ve fallen in love with the complex and detailed characters in Fresh and Wood is unafraid to show us their messy, complicated, and flawed sides. Wood is able to encompass the full spectrum of emotions within these pages. There’s humor, family scenes that had me tearing up, and emotional heart break. While Fresh feels almost like an adrenaline fueled sugar high, at the same time Wood delivers a story about sexual assault, forgiveness, and vulnerability. It’s the perfect book to close out your summer and for all college anticipating teens. Fresh is dynamic and fast paced, with new, but striking, faces amongst the pages. Because of this persuasive, charming, and vulnerable voice I was immediately hooked. It feels like your best friend is confiding directly to you, like a lovely story time. With plenty of footnotes, Fresh feels interactive and almost self-reflective. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)įresh immediately hooked me with such a unique narrative voice. (Disclaimer: I received this book from Netgalley. And maybe even fall in love in the process. Elliot may make epic mistakes, but if she’s honest with herself (and with you, dear reader), she may just find the person she wants to be. Or when her roommate’s boyfriend turns out to be the biggest a-hole. When finals creep up and smack her right in the face. When the sex she’s having isn’t that great. But she may not be ready for the fallout when reality hits. But picking a major is the last thing on Elliot’s mind when she’s too busy experiencing all that college has to offer-from dancing all night at off-campus parties, to testing her RA Rose’s patience, to making new friends, to having the best sex one can have on a twin-sized dorm room bed. Elliot McHugh is not one of those people. Some students enter their freshman year of college knowing exactly what they want to do with their lives. Can you tell I’m obsessed? Keep reading this book review for my full thoughts. I think I read the whole last half in one sitting. Talk about a book I was completely immersed in.

Fresh by Margot Wood