Rose is a twenty-four-year-old woman with many hopes and dreams, but she has no way to achieve them. She is miserable and stuck with her mother who needs to be taken care of around the clock. When her mother dies, she finally realizes that some of the dreams that she’s always hoped for can come true. With no experience and no one to accompany her, Rose sets out on doing twenty-eight things she’s never done before. She goes through challenges of meeting new people, falling in love, and trying to trust others. Rose’s character is very determined, smart, and kind. Joe is a young man, about Rose’s age, that moves in next to Rose. Little did he know, his new neighbor would soon become the love of his life. As Rose and Joe get to know each other, Joe offers to help Rose with her list of twenty-eight wishes. Just like Rose, Joe is determined, strong, and always willing to help therefore he is everything Rose could have ever wanted. Rose’s mother is a cold-hearted mother who never like her daughter, Rose. Her actions have made Rose the unsure, unconfident woman she is today.
Setting: The setting in the book takes place in the small town of Henryetta, Oklahoma. This is displayed through the pictures at the beginning of the trailer where it zooms in on a town to a small house where Rose lives with her mother. Her house isn’t exactly the fanciest and best looking because her mother has owned it ever