"The One Thing" by Marci Lyn Curtis

Publish Date: September 8, 2015

Genre: YA/Contemporary/Romance

Synopsis: Maggie Sanders might be blind, but she won't invite anyone to her pity party. Ever since losing her sight six months ago, Maggie's rebellious streak has taken on a life of its own, culminating with an elaborate school prank. Maggie called it genius. The judge called it illegal.

Now, Maggie has a probation officer. But she isn't interested in rehabilitation, not when she's still mourning the loss of her professional-soccer dreams, and furious at her so-called friends, who lost interest in her as soon as she could no longer lead the team to victory.

Then Maggie's whole world is turned upside down. Somehow, incredibly, she can see again. But only one person: Ben, a precocious ten-year-old unlike anyone she's ever met. Ben's life isn't easy, but he doesn't see limits, only possibilities. After awhile, Maggie starts to realize that losing her sight doesn't have to mean losing everything she dreamed of. Even if what she's currently dreaming of is Mason Milton, infuriatingly attractive lead singer of Maggie's new favorite band, who just happens to be Ben's brother.

But when she learns the real reason she can see Ben, Maggie must find the courage to face a once-unimaginable future...before she loses everything she has grown to love.

Review: Do they give awards for character development? If so, Maggie Sanders should win all of them. The girl who you meet in the beginning of the book and the girl in the last chapter seem like they're almost different people she grows so much emotionally. And, guess what? She's also basically the queen of sass.

She makes such a great narrator and is a very real character. While I know nothing about being blind, how Maggie feels about the loss of her sight seems realistic.

If you like anything by John Green, then you will LOVE this book with it's strong characters and unique plotline. Of course, there are something things that happen just a little too perfectly, but that's why it's fiction.

I highly recommend adding this book to your to-be-read list so you can remember to buy it when it comes out September 8, 2015.

Rating: 5 STARS

*I received this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*