Do well in school, do not party too much in case someone needs your help, and never let anything separate you and your best friend. Natalie has always followed these rules and maintained a level head. She even did when her best friend, Brooke, started dating her crush, Aiden. Brooke is her opposite: party animal, spontaneous, and wild. After Brooke and Aiden get into a major fight, something happens that Natalie can't seem to remember. All she knows is that Aiden seems to be spending more time with her...and away from Brooke. Natalie has to figure out what really is important to her without losing the people she loves the most.

ANYTHING TO HAVE YOU by Paige Harbison is a quick, high drama read. Love triangles involving a best friend scream trouble, and in this case, also scream a highly entertaining book. Natalie is in a situation that no one wants to be in; though not everyone may be able to relate to having feelings for their best friend's boyfriend, Natalie's struggle not to hurt those she loves is something I think many people can connect to.

What I love most about this book is the multi-layered characters. On the surface, you could easily want to stereotype Natalie as the conflicted heroine who tragically and nobly self-sacrifices constantly for the sake of her friend. However, what you have instead is a character who does attempt that, but quickly and clearly does not succeed. While she is conflicted, she has a lot of moments of weakness where she does give in to her feelings, and sometimes she even lets herself enjoy it for a while. A few portions of the book are given in Brooke's point of view, and she is not stereotypical either. She may be flawed, as they all are, but she has good, true friend moments as well. You get to know them both, and while you may not agree with all the choices they make, it is very hard not to respect them.

Overall, if you like Something Borrowed or anything along those lines, this would be a great book to try. I really liked it, though I do wish there had been even a small section where Aiden narrates. Even though the focus is on the friendship, it would have been interesting to have seen his point of view.