Reading Response to The Six Rules of Maybe by Deb Caletti

       This book is very interesting so far.  The main character is a girl who likes to keep to herself.  She listens a lot and just watches life.  Though she has a lot of conflict with her mother, who wants her to be more social like her older sister.  This is a tough and uncomfortable situation for a younger sibling who most likely does not want to be just like her older sister.  No one likes getting told to be more like someone else.  The main character, Scarlet, doesn't see the problem with being quiet and only having a couple of close friends.  Then Scarlet's sister, Juliet, comes home again with a big surprise.  She had gotten married without telling anyone because she was, accidentally, pregnant.  Though when she brought her new husband home, Scarlet felt a connection with him that she hadn't felt with anyone else.  She could relate to him, he understood her.  There was only one problem, he loved her sister.
       The story shows a lot of conflicts that Scarlet has to keep to herself.  She thinks of herself as one who helps others.  She thought if she was just quiet and nice and followed the rules that she could avoid problems.  Though it never occurred to her that she might have problems of her own that she needed help with.  That is so out of her personality.  Though I think that Scarlet will be able to handle her problems on her own.  She might need a little of help, but that is what her best friends are for.  Scarlet is really smart and reads a lot of psychology books.  She understands stuff that others do not.  Hopefully she will be able to move on from her first crush that will not work out.