The second I saw this cover, I knew I needed to have this book! It was just so beautiful. And when I read the synopsis, I knew that I REALLY NEEDED to read the book! The story sounded absolutely incredible, but after completing the book, I'm sorry to say that I'm a little disappointed. It had so much potential, but it fell short. 
 I didn't hate it, but it wasn't great. 
 First of all, the first chapter of the book takes place near the end of the story line. I found this to be rather confusing and it would have made a whole lot ore sense if the book just began from the beginning of the storyline (Chapter 2). 
 Also, the book started out a little bit slow and I found myself having to push through the first few chapters. 
 But I think that my biggest problem was (view spoiler)[ Kaya's death. When she died, I feel like hardly anything happened. I mean, they were sad, but that's about it. That just really, really bothered me. 
 Something else that really bothered me was the sudden love story between Jay and Lo's aunt. Where did that come from? It just seemed do random, pointless, stupid. It wasn't a big part of the story, but I feel like I would have enjoyed the book more if that never happened. 
 Additionally, I disliked the romance between Kit and Alice. Again, where did that come from? It just didn't fit right to me. It felt so rushed and unnatural. I seriously wish it never happened. (hide spoiler)] 
 I also didn't really love the writing style of the book. It's kind of difficult for me to explain, but it often felt unnatural and forced. Especially when it came to the dialogue. 
 Also, I expected the story to bounce between the point of views of the five teenagers, but it was actually only told from Lo's POV. I would have liked to get an inside look on all of their lives and their sides of the story, but Lo's POV was still decent (for the most part). 
 What I did really like was the entire concept of the book. I thought it was very creative and interesting, and had a strong lesson of appreciating what you have, and walking in someone else's shoes before judging them. 
 I liked the small amount of romance in the story, and for once, I'm happy that it didn't play too much of a big role. I usually love when romance is a big focus of a book, but I'm happy that it wasn't in this situation. 
 All in all, the book wasn't awful, but it certainly had its issues. I doubt I'll ever read it again and there are many, many considerably better YA standalone contemporaries out there. 
 I also can't see myself reading any other books by this author if she writes more in the future.