This book is a good book about finding your identity, your voice, and accepting who you truly are. Elise was a realistic voice and portrayal of an adolescent who struggles to break through society's concept of who she is supposed to be. She cannot fit it, and get marginalized because of that. My heart broke for her, but she quickly fixed it back together for me. I liked that sometimes her thoughts got annoying and arrogant, because this was how a real person should sound - selfish at times! It made her seem less like a victim and a "angel" kind of thing, and made the entire plot more believable. I loved that every character was flawed, especially Char, the supposed love subject. I loved that Elise ended up (SPOILER ALERT) NO ONE because it just reflects that she was finally embracing who she truly is and basking in what she enjoys doing instead of having to need a love life to shine. This novel is a truly good read, I couldn't put it down and the songs mentioned were pretty good!