2 1/2 Stars 
 This would have been a solid 2 star read if I had been able to put it down, but since I couldn't I had to give it another 1/2 and round up in GR terms. 
 But seriously, this book was a mess. 
 This review will be spoilery. You've been warned. 
 From what I am seeing this is a polarizing book, so take whatever I say with a grain of salt for sure. What bugged me might come off as lyrical and poetic to you. This interpretation of naive, spoiled, idiotic teenage soul affirming love didn't fly with me, but you might be one of the ones who finds it transcending. 
 One of the main polarizing things I'm seeing with this book is the cheating. My stance: I didn't have a problem with it. Well, it wasn't right and showed how stupid they both were and how selfish he was, but I didn't have a problem that the book had cheating in it. Not that I call what was in this book even really cheating at all. 
 They never had/have a real relationship. She lets him do his own thing and eat as much of her cake as he wants too, so I don't call that cheating. He isn't committed to anyone until near the end when he stops messing around (or seems to) and starts wanting to become a real couple with her. She is reluctant because of "how he is". Well, they never have a real conversation about how to change that and go forward they just keep sneaking stolen moments. Actually while it is stated that they talk for hours on the phone at night none of that is ever represented. The style in which this story takes place is like a teenage drug filled lust dream and I guess silly conversations about, well, anything would throw off the vibe. But they just all go with the flow and do what they do and there is no real communication or growth at all. 
 Others complained about the name confusions in this book and when I read that I was like "Oh, it won't be that bad." but it was. And it was stupid and redundant. I have never seen a group of people where every single one of them go by at least 3+ names. Not only was THAT confusing, but when Leigh/Bliss is narrating she just calls Thomas/Dusty "love". Like "The door opens and love walks in." Just pops it in there! And he does the same with her with crap like "innocence" and "happiness" and it's annoying as all hell. 
 And I didn't buy into this boy being damaged in the least. He's a loser. He is rich and spoiled and his parents are more like indulgent roommates to him and his sister than actual parents. He looks back to when they had marital problems years ago. But they are happily married now. The only real problem the family has is when he comes close to breaking the law or causing them problems. That and they are just crappy parents who don't do nearly enough actual parenting. Dusty uses the distant past as an emotional crutch to think he is doomed and bad and so he must self destruct? Sorry, that doesn't fly. 
 The girl is just that, a girl. The first half of this book she is still in junior high school. Seriously, I think she turns 15 at like 80% or some such. It's preposterous. And he holds her in some virginal esteem while all the time keeping her on the hook, but she lets him. THEY KNOW WHAT LOVE IS AND IT IS EACH OTHER AND NOTHING ELSE!!! 
 *dramatic eye roll* 
 Right... 
 Or should I say wrong. Because honestly, I don't think either one of these selfish fruitcakes know a thing about love in any form. 
 Like I said, it was extremely readable and I was sucked in because I wanted a taste of the bad and torrid but... it in the end I just found it sad on so many levels. Sad that there could be teens out there who are actually like this. Sad that so many people think this is super awesomely beautiful. And desperately sad that even though I kinda hated it I STILL couldn't put it down.