Everyone was talking about this book over the summer. They were saying that Morgan Matson was one of their favorite authors, that her books are always so good. Most people that had read and reviewed it (especially on booktube) said it was amazing. 
 Maybe it was due to the fact it had been so hyped up, or maybe it boils down entirely to my personal preference, but in the end, my thoughts are that it was okay. 
 In the beginning, it was really slow. I felt like this book, which is pretty hefty- over 500 pages- dragged everything out. None of the characters meant anything to me, and so whenever something happened I didn't feel anything. I felt it started slow, and had two middle hooks that kept me interested but in the end, I was left thinking this book was okay. 
 In fact, some of the characters blended together (Bri and Toby. The only reason Palmer stood out was because of Tom.) and I had a hard time at discerning them all from each other in the beginning. I didn't even see a point of there being that extra girl in the group until a conflict appeared more than halfway through the book. 
 I felt everything was very predictable, and somewhat fluffy, but for that big of a book and how much it was talked about it didn't leave me with any emotions. 
 I'm not writing off Morgan Matson yet, as everyone seems to love her books, and I will try another book by her eventually. Hopefully this book isn't a reflection of what all her other books are, as this was just a well written combination of stereotypical coming of age story with a bit of a different spin on it. 
 I rated this 3 stars but I would really give it 3.5, maybe 3.75.