She looks friendly in the most literal sense of the word, like you’d swear you’ve known her for years and she knows all your secrets. She doesn’t judge, she’s just there for them and gives them the motivation to be who they are. Kate gives people the encouragement to just let go and live their lives. She has this way of drawing people out of their shells and making them see themselves for who they really are. You just have to make the most of it.Įveryone that she meets likes her immediately. Sometimes things go my way, sometimes they don’t. Kate has this insanely positive and upbeat attitude about everything that she encounters, it’s impossible not to love her. She is one of the most beautiful, kind, funny, caring (I could go on and on) characters that I have ever read about. I have a girl crush….yup, I am in love with this girl. Let me start by talking about Kate….our amazing female lead. Everyone around me was RAVING about it so I figured why not? I cannot thank all of those people enough for guiding me to this story, it will be moving to my Top 5 Must Reads List! So when Kate leaves San Diego to attend college in the small town of Grant, Minnesota, the last thing she expects is to fall in love with Keller Banks.īright Side by Kim Holden was a book that took me by surprise. Kate is strong-willed, funny, smart, and musically gifted. She’s endured hardship and tragedy, but throughout it all she remains happy and optimistic (there’s a reason her best friend Gus calls her Bright Side). Kate Sedgwick’s life has been anything but typical.

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