This review is also posted on my blog, Anatea's Bookshelf 
 This book really surprised me. I thought it would be a sweet romance book about two people finding their way to each other after two years, but it was much more. It deals with a lot of problems, from abusive parents to drug addiction. 
 Nick and Jules have been best friends since they were little kids and always protected and helped each other out, but Nick moves away when he was 15. Now they're both 17, and Nick is back. It takes some time until the two pick up where they left and soon they are both having romantic feelings. 
 The book is told from both Nick and Jules' POV so we know what's going in their heads at all times. They both had a really rough childhood. Nick had an abusive father who kept beating up him and his mom, and Jules' mom was a drug addict striper who liked changing her partners every few weeks. Like I said, I didn't expect this book to be so hard, and it made me really sad to see what were they going throught, but that made them stronger. 
 The romance was the complete opposite, it was sweet. I always love romances that develop between two best friends. Jules had a hard time letting Nick become closer to her because she was affraid one of them would get hurt in the end. And she was right, they did get hurt, but in the end, they found their way to each other. 
 This is a quick read, but it contains so much elements. At some times you think your heart will break, and then at some moments you're really happy and think everything will be okay. Fans of contemporary novels will for sure enjoy this one.