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Lissa Mansfield has been transferred to Spencer Academy, where all the rich kids go. Her father is a well-known movie director, and the family always follows wherever he’s filming. At her old school, Lissa was the most popular girl in her class—at Spencer, not so much. She wants so desperately to fit in with the in crowd that she closes her eyes and her heart to what God teaches. If she can only get the dreamy Callum McCloud to date her, she’ll have the perfect in. Once she gets his attention, though, he starts pressuring her to give more of herself than she’s supposed to, which leads her to look for loopholes in the Word of God.
As her roommate, Gillian, and her best friend, Kaz, caution her to hold on to her faith and not compromise it for anyone, Lissa continues to run with non-believers, hoping she can hang with them while still holding onto her Christian values. But a sheep in wolf’s clothing is leading her further and further astray until something disastrous happens—leaving Lissa shamed and hurt. It also makes her realize that everything she really needs is right in front of her.
Though It’s All About Us was written for a young adult audience, readers of all ages will enjoy this quirky, non-preachy story about a teenager who’s trying to keep her promises to God while living at a private school, where she’s faced with plenty of temptations. You might get a little irritated with Lissa as she continues down a destructive path and refuses to listen to her friends, but you’ll also find her funny and charming. There’s no way that you can’t like this character.
I’m way past my teen years, but I could still relate to Lissa. I often find myself looking for ways to get around God’s law to justify something that I really shouldn’t be doing. But this book helps to explain that God’s law is there to keep you safe and happy—not to keep you from having fun, as so many believe.
It’s All About Us is an absolutely adorable read. It’s one of the few novels that I just couldn’t wait to rush back to, so I could see what happens next. I laughed and even cried a time or two—but, mostly, I grinned through the whole thing. This book is so much fun to read—and even if you’re not a Christian, I hope you’ll pick it up and see what I mean.
