The Unwritten Rule

The Unwritten Rule
By Elizabeth Scott
Simon Pulse, 2010. 210 pgs. Young Adult

Every girl knows the unwritten rule: your best friend's boyfriend is off limits. Sarah really cares about her best friend Brianna...but she really likes Brianna's boyfriend Ryan. In fact, she has liked him since eighth grade, and as much as she tries not to like him, she can't help it. And when it turns out that he might not be as interested in Brianna as Brianna would like, Sarah is faced with a difficult decision.

Scott did a great job of creating well-developed characters--Sarah's plight is real, and Brianna, although bossy and self-centered, is so insecure and hurt because of a bad family situation that she's a sympathetic character as well. This is a quick read but not a shallow one.

AE