I’d Give Anything: A Novel

This story had me immersed from the very beginning. With Marisa de los Santos’ beautiful descriptions of the settings and her vivid characters who, you’ll feel, are just like your friends growing up, I’d Give Anything is a piece of art. Zinny/Ginny and her three best friends Kirsten, CJ, and Gray are inseparable until a fire at their high school is started and Gray’s firefighter father ends up dying. Twenty years later and Ginny is married with an intelligent, sweet teenage daughter Avery. The only friend she stayed in touch with is Kirsten. As her life evolves, scandal, truth, and lies start to erupt. Her mother’s death and her husband’s behavior all bring Ginny’s life to a screeching halt and somehow brings her back to twenty years ago when the fire happened. I especially loved Ginny’s daughter Avery. She was so mature for her age yet so sweet especially when it came to her relationship with Ginny. This book is a wonderful read that will have you falling in love with its characters.