The thing about Sarah Dessen novels is that no matter the subject, I will always want to buy and read them. 
 I liked how this story was not all romance but focused on families relationships together and also dealing with growing up and going off to college and leaving what is familiar behind. 
 I really liked Emaline. She turned out to be a characters that started off not to sure about everything but kind of settling with things but then really sticking up for her feelings and her life in the end. Her relationship with her real father was crazy but the way it was described and happened, I could totally see that happening in real life. I can honestly say that I don't have the best relationship with my dad but I still work at it and so does he. On the other hand, I loved her relationship with her half brother Benji, what a cutie. On the romantic side, I'm glad that she broke up with Luke and still remanded friends with him. I wasn't so found of her and Theo together. The further the story went on, I really didn't like him. I thought he was kind of fake and I'm glad that she finally found that out about him before it was too late. 
 I wish this book was about half as long as it was but I still did enjoy it. It was a good summer read and can't wait until the next book comes out!