This book has an interesting start. It’s an essay on “How I spent my summer Vacation” We meet or main character Megan and right off the bat Megan starts her paper about sex. I know sex is not new to teenagers but WOW this books whole basis is having sex and large breasts.
There was a good story line about Megan who thinks she is seen just as a walking set of boobs.
Interaction with boys and how differently each one treats her and a bit of thirty year old perv action. There is the discovery of self and loving who you are and first time sex but not graphic.
The cover is the funniest thing, simple and funny use of word placement.

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I picked up this book on a recent trip to Half Price Books, thinking it would be a fun, quirky coming of age story. However, I have to say the book didn't start out on a high note for me. For some reason, I just couldn't connect with the characters or the writing. Maybe it's because I'm so different from the main character, but I just couldn't relate to her insecurity or overreactions to everything. However, Marlene Perez did a good job at making Megan sound like a real person. As the story moved on, I started to connect with the characters. After all, they were teenagers dealing with basic teenage stuff: their first job, family issues, change of friends groups, and sex and relationships. However, Megan and Jake's relationship progressed a little too fast for me, it seemed like they were dating within two days and having a lover's spat within another! But other than that, I thought Perez did a good job portraying your average teen romance. Perez also did a great job using the minor characters throughout the story to form an interesting subplot. While some of the things that happened in the book didn't seem entirely believable, it somehow worked. It was like watching teens on a reality TV show, you wonder how they can be so different from you. Overall, Unexpected Development by Marlene Perez was a quick, easy read. She did a good job portraying teen issues, and I really enjoyed the ending because it wasn't your typical happily ever after. It wasn't one of my favorite books, but it's a great read for a day in bed. ( )

Megan, a senior in high school, narrates how she spent her summer vacation in a series of journal entries for her Honors English class. Megan’s voluptuous body developed in the fifth grade, and her since then boys have not stopped looking at her chest – she does not remember when was the last time that a boy looked into her eyes-. Megan wears baggy shirts to conceal her breasts and considers having a breast reduction surgery (without her parents’ knowledge). Her job at the Pancake Palace gives her opportunity to work with her longtime crush (Jake), and she wonders if he likes her for herself or for her breasts. The story explores Megan’s journal entries are poignant and funny as she explores body image issues, how they affect Megan’s relationship with Jake, and her budding sexuality. ( )