I don't know if I really want to give this three stars, but I don't feel okay giving it two, so I'll round up. I'm in a good mood from watching Supernatural, I guess. ^_~ 
 This deserves credit where credit's due ... the author did a great job writing in the "voice" of a teenaged girl. She has a very strong voice at that. And there were genuinely beautiful and/or moving moments. 
 That said, Mim's strong voice doesn't mean I necessarily wanted to hear it. I spent most of the book mentally referring to her as "young female Holden Caulfield," and man, do I hate Catcher in the Rye. I get that teenagers are kind of jerks - I know, I was one. But I (hopefully, mostly) outgrew it, and I don't often feel the need to get back into that jerkish teenager mindset. Reading YA is touch and go for me, and this is one of those cases where I appreciate the writing while just not being into the story or its delivery.