Moment of Truth Review

 TW: mentions of a sibling dying young


Another new favorite from Kasie West! The Care Bear figurines were very fitting for this book.

Moment of Truth is about Hadley, a girl who is very passionate about swimming and plans to get a swimming scholarship to get into the college of her dreams. But one day, a guy who is dressed like popular movie character Heath Hall crashes her swim meet, and Hadley loses the competition. Annoyed with this fake Heath Hall, she and her best friend Amelia try to figure out who this Heath Hall wannabe is. It turns out he goes to their school, and he runs an Instagram page where is showcases wherever he will strike next. Hadley and Amelia go through every boy they think he could be. One of the suspects is Hadley's ex-boyfriend Robert, awkwardly enough. Another suspect is a guy named Jackson that Hadley frequently butts heads with. 

But while the Heath Hall mystery is going on, things start to change between Jackson and Hadley. Especially when Jackson gets friendly with Hadley's parents. That's because Jackson reminds them of Hadley's older brother, Ethan, who died of leukemia before she was born. Her interactions with Jackson also help her confront her lifelong sentiment of feeling that she has always been in her brother's shadow.
 
This was such a sweet book! I gave it 5 stars. It was a lot more sentimental than the first two Kasie West books I read, especially with the subplot of the main character's late brother. If you're in the mood for something fun but that will also tug on your heartstrings, check this out!

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