A short and mostly easy read about the friendship (and waning of) between two girls as they grow through adolescence. I had high hopes for this one, but ultimately found it not to be as satisfying as I would have liked. At times, there was some stunningly beautiful prose, but I found that there always seemed to be an emotional distance between Julia (the narrator) and Cassie (her friend, whose life devolves over the years). I never got a sense of who Julia really was, apart from her interest in acting, which was also frustrating.

Possibly just not one for me.