A review by janerouth
The Loose Ends List by Carrie Firestone

4.0

After the first few pages I thought this was going to be a DNF - senior in high school and her superficial thoughts about her superficial party-girl friends. I can take some of that, but not a lot. I'm very glad I stuck with it, what a surprisingly rich, funny book. Spoiler alert: grandma is terminally ill, and wants the family to go on a cruise with her. Some family drama, but most go, including our teen POV. The rest of the book was a lovely mix of sadness, loss, death, illness, rekindled romance, theme parties, cupcakes, growing, snark, humor, and learning. I was very impressed with this book.