Someone Like You, by Sarah Dessen, is another feel-good teenage romance and friendship novel. The book starts with Scarlett finding out that her best friend, Halley, has just lost her summer-fling to a motorcycle accident. To complicate things, most of their classmates don't even realize that Halley and her soul-mate, Michael, have been seeing one another. This becomes a bit awkward when Halley and Scarlett attend the funeral and some of Michael's ex-girlfriends are convinced that he was still in love with them.
Then the bomb drops- Halley finds out she's prego. after having only had sex with Michael (or any one for that matter) once. Halley's mother is less than supportive and sees an abortion as the only way to 'solve' the situation. Meantime, Scarlet is falling in love with a pseudo-bad boy Macon. Scarlett and Macon continue to hang out with one another and gradually Halley begins to cover for Scarlett so that she can sneak off to hang out and make out with Macon.
As Halley and Macon get more serious, she starts to realize how little she actually knows about Macon, but she's still drawn to him despite her parents not exactly approving of the relationship. Someone Like You demonstrates the extents that friendships extend, even through extenuating circumstances. It's a fun, quick read, particularly if you're looking for some fluffy, girly drama.
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