The Book
It's hard not to notice Terra Cooper.

She's tall, blond, and has an enviable body. But with one turn of her cheek, all people notice is her unmistakably "flawed" face. Terra secretly plans to leave her stifling small town in the Northwest and escape to an East Coast college, but gets pushed off-course by her controlling father. When an unexpected collision puts Terra directly in Jacob's path, the handsome but quirky Goth boy immediately challenges her assumptions about herself and her life, and she is forced in yet another direction. With her carefully laid plans disrupted, will Terra be able to find her true path?

Written in lively, artful prose, award-winning author Justina Chen Headley has woven together a powerful novel about a fractured family, falling in love, travel, and the meaning of true beauty.

The Review
North of Beautiful was totally different from the books I normally read. It was a really really slow read for me and I never really felt all that invested in the characters or their stories. With that being said, I did enjoy the book on some level. The story was very genuine and relatable. A lot of people truly love this book, while I enjoyed it, I would have preferred to pick up a page turner instead.