** spoiler alert ** 
 I struggled a little bit with the ending of this book- I LOVED it up until the climax . (view spoiler)[ Did he REALLY have to die?? I mean, I felt like Violet had already been through so much, and it was letting the bullies win, and even though it was fairly clear that he was dealing with Bipolar disorder, I felt like he just gave up. (hide spoiler)] I know a lot of reviewers have said that Niven dealt with a serious subject in a trivial way, but I disagree. I think she did a great job of describing what some people go through with mental illness, and provided a lengthy author's note and resource list at the end of her book. I don't think there's necessarily a "right" way to talk about mental illness, but ignoring it completely is wrong. I appreciate that she chose to write about something she had experience with in her life, and enjoyed the characters. I did feel like the ending dragged on a bit, but overall I liked the book. I am definitely intrigued with the upcoming film adaptation.