Sara talked to him about how he doesn’t want to have sex with her, how he seems bored kissing her and never tries anything else. Tom recounts (to the reader) what went on in his last relationship with a girl named Sara. Ramona’s crush on Tom is instant, and he eventually realizes he’s into her as well. My point is, yes, this is a story with a love triangle, but it’s about a triangle that chooses to stay a triangle. Sam and Tom both come to these kinds of revelations too-why can’t they all be together? It’s far more complicated than those two quick sentences, of course, but you can go read all about it yourself. She realizes she truly loves both and wants to be with both. They start to date (seriously, more on this below).
Ramona gets a big ol’ crush on him right away. But the teenage part of me that lives just under the surface still remembers EXACTLY how they feel and what they’re going through. As an adult, I read this and think, ack! Just tell each other how you feel. The thing is, Sam is desperately in love with Ramona, too, and figures the same thing-he’d know by now if she reciprocated those feelings. She doesn’t see any signs that he could maybe feel the same way, and she doesn’t want to ruin their friendship, so she keeps this fact to herself. Ramona has been in love with Sam basically since the second they met. SKIP RIGHT OVER THIS NEXT PARAGRAPH IF YOU DON’T WANT SPOILERS, OKAY? They changed their name to Vandalized by Glitter and make lovely, weird music together. Tom’s a little overwhelmed by Ramona’s nonstop enthusiasm, but he feels drawn to Ramona and Sam, so joins their band. Ramona instantly decides that he should be in their band. At their audition, they meet Tom, a senior from another area school. They intend to go to Artibus College of Music and Arts together after graduation. They stick together and spend a lot of time practicing with their band (which is just the two of them), April and the Rain. Sam and Ramona go to a prep school where they don’t really fit in (nor would they want to). Unlike MANY books with alternate narration, their voices are distinctive and it eventually becomes VERY important to be able to see the story from each of their points of view. The three main characters, Sam, Tom, and Ramona, take turns narrating. I burned through this book in about 90 minutes. Let’s put this right here in the front, just in case you plan to skim this review: THIS BOOK FEATURES AN ASEXUAL MAIN CHARACTER WHO TALKS A LOT ABOUT BEING ASEXUAL. How can she be true to her feelings without breaking up the band? But she hasn’t fallen out of love with Sam either. Except Ramona’s falling in love with Tom. Tom makes music too, and he’s the band’s missing piece.
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