A really good book. Love the friendship between Emily and Sloane. It was so sweet, and it shows what true friendship should be like. I also really enjoyed the romance in this book. It goes from strangers to running buddies to friendship, and finally to something more. There is no rush at all, which I find is very relaxing. However, I do wish that they would have tell us what happened between Emily and Dawn, and Emily and Collins at the end. (view spoiler)[Whether they became friends again or not, or they just continue to ignore the existence of each other. After all, even thought I hate to admit, Emily did do the one thing that will hurt Dawn the most. (hide spoiler)] 
 This book basically starts off with Emily realized that Sloane is no longer in town, and she does not know where Sloane has gone. (Sloane is her best friend, by the way). However, Sloane did left a list of things for Emily to do. Even though Emily is really hesitant to do the things on the list, because she believes that completing this list will help her find Sloane, she goes and do the things on the list anyways. So basically this book is about Emily trying to complete the list. 
 1. Kiss a stranger 
 2. Go skinny-dipping 
 3. Steal something 
 4. Break something 
 5. Penelope 
 6. Ride a dern horse, ya cowpoke 
 7. 55 S Ave. Ask for Mona 
 8. The backless dress. And somewhere to wear it 
 9. Dance until dawn 
 10. Share some secrets in the dark 
 11. hug a Jamie 
 12. Apple picking at night 
 13. Sleep under the stars 
 I also liked how this book teaches the readers quite a few life lesson. It is not only a fun read, but there are actually hidden messages between the lines, which I found was really cool and it gives this books more points. I smiled at that, and we walked in silence for a moment before I said, "Maybe she didn't do something big. Maybe she just told someone something." 
 Frank looked over at me, more serious now. "Like what?" 
 I shrugged. "Something they'd been needing to hear," I said. I thought it over for a moment, then added, " I don;t think you have to do something so big to be brave. And it's the little things that are harder anyways." Overall, I found this book really sweet. It is about friendship and love. It is about challenging yourself. It is about believing your self. It is a great book for a summer read. 
 Maybe we'd find a way to attend the same college and be roommates and have the most amazingly decorated dorm room ever. Maybe we'd end up being pen pals, sending lists back and forth. Or we'd just stick to talking twice a week, or we'd video chat, or else just spend all our money traveling to hang out with each other on weekends. I somehow knew that the particulars didn't matter. She was my heart, she was half of me, and nothing, certainly not a few measly hundred miles, was ever going to change that.