An amazing story of love, loss, and growth of small town heroes, misfits, and idealists. I can't say enough about this story. I cried, ached, and rejoiced along with these characters. 
 Ambrose and Fern are the main character but in truth I feel they have equal billing to all. The cast as a collective makes Making Faces a success. 
 Ambrose- the town sports hero. Mr. Popular and all around good guy broke my heart early on. His issues with his mother and step dad along with his desire to make this world better makes him one of my favorite young MC's. 
 Fern - Preachers daughter, quirky nerd, and faithful friend. Her love is unwavering and consistent. She is strong in her character but doesn't know her own beauty. Fern has loved Ambrose since she was eight and has never stopped. 
 This is a hard review to write because I hate to give anything away. I will say that with my strong connection to the military I was a bawling mess in parts of this book. As a mother I was heartbroken and in other parts I was just shocked. At one point I had to put it down and just breathe. 
 Faith plays a role in Making Faces but it is not an in your face type of faith based book. Not at all. Don't get me wrong this is not a Christian romance by any means. But, I do understand that some can find it unpleasing so I wanted to put it out there. 
 Making Faces is a look from all sides and one of my Must Reads for 2013. Not sure if it is YA or NA. It is also a "fade to black" read as well. So if you are looking for steamy romances keep on moving. Making Faces is more than that. It's a coming of age story about smart kids with good parents and a strong community. 
 5 STARS 
 T~ 
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