I kept debating whether I was going to read it because I recently read another book that skips back into the past and really, really didn't like it. But I'd read and enjoyed similar books in the past and thought I'd give it a chance. I'm so glad I did, this isn't a story you should miss. 
 Both Michael and Lauren are incredibly likeable characters even though they are so different, in school Lauren worked hard and always played by the rules in contrast to Michael who received multiple suspensions. Yet they were drawn to each other and became best friends, until one day when everything fell apart. 
 Eight years later they meet completely by chance and Lauren is determined that there's no way she can get involved with him again, but she's not sure she can stay away either. 
 I loved that we got to see things from both Lauren and Michael's point of view, we had just enough to get to know them both so well without it being overkill. More people should know about this book, it's so good.