YA Nick Sparks - take that as you will! 3.5/5 stars. 
 I originally posted this review on my book blog. 
 Making Faces is a simple story containing a sweet, predictable romance. The strength of the tale is its characters who are pretty-much all likeable. However, I give particular praise to Harmon for making Bailey the stealth star of her book, his personality easily outshining those of the romantic leads. If Making Faces were refocussed so it was all about Bailey with everyone else as supporting cast, this could easily become a 5-star book. His character alone has earned this book an extra half star. 
 I think Making Faces would be best enjoyed in as few sittings as possible. I most enjoyed the long section I managed to read without interruptions. During this time I found how much I'd been made to care about the characters crept up on me and I was able to overlook the things I didn't like about the story because I was so invested in the fate of the cast. 
 When I returned to finish the last quarter of the book after taking a few hours off, I noticed a great deal more the niggles which put a dent in my reading enjoyment. 
 The book has a clear and commendable message about beauty only being skin deep, but it repeats this message again and again ad nauseam. Shakespeare quotes were over-used and the Christian messages could have been delivered with more subtlety. I would have liked some character development for Fern who most of the time seemed to have little more to her than "I love Ambrose and I look after everyone and I think I'm ugly". Also, the writing is very tell, not show, which is fine and makes everything very clear, but nuance and ambiguity would have been nice. 
 Overall: in the title of my review I reference Nick Sparks, and this book did remind me of his writing, but a YA version. I hope this reference might give many of you an idea of whether you'd like this book or not!