Other Words For Loveeeee

In the book Other Words for Love by, Lorraine Zago Rosenthal. This book is about a teenage girl in HS and as she falls for her 1st love she has complications with her family, frienships&sex.  i noticed that Ariadna Mitchell doesnt really say her feelings and what she thinks. most of the time say doesnt speak for herself is when the people around her are putting her down.  
Family: Ari has a sister Evelyn. Ari has always had a crush on her brother-in-law Patrick. After Evelyn has her 2nd child she enters a crisis because she didn't get a baby girl. Evelyn think Ari wants to take her husband and her kids. Evelyn's son ( says that Ari's food is better than Eveyln's. Thats when Evelyn got really upset and left. Later, Ari's mom said it would be better if Ari didn't got to her sister's house anymore. Ari only wacthed as she thought "Im sorry, Evelyn. Im sorry that you had a hard labor and you didn't get a girl. And I know I shouldn't feel the way i do about your husband, but i just cant help it."
Friendships: Ari like any other girl thinks her friends are waayyyyy more prettier than her. Summer is her "best friend". She's the girl that always has a boyfriend, has the perfect bleached blonde hair, perfect skin, smart, has money, and is envied by any girl. Ari finally has Blake, and summer can't stand it. Ari says " I never have a boyfriend, and i honly have one friend, but you had everything ... and that made you feel like you were btter than me." :O she tossed her hair "I am better than you." <-- that is not something your "bestfriend" ONLY FRIEND would say. not cool Summer. 
Ari's life made me think about teenages beacause i think any teenager can relate to Ari at some piont in the book. i know i did, a lot. with the family problems, fake friends, the true frineds you don't value, your first love that went all wrong... alll those this Ari says actually makes you feel like at some piont your reading her journal or something. I really really enjoyed reading this book. BTW:IT TAKES PLACE IN 1985. (So like teens can even relate to another generation)   :)