I really enjoyed this book quite a lot! Lately I've been into reading contemporary novels and this one caught my attention so I had to read it. 
 Let me just start off by saying that I liked the story and the characters, and as much as I realized that Claire had a lot of pent up anger against Jared for the break up and him writing a song about her, it still made the beginning a little hard and sort of unbearable for me. I understood that they were wary of each other after 2 years since the break up and they were mean to each other, but it still was a little hard and boring to read. As things progressed with their relationship, I found myself enjoying the book and actually laughing out loud at certain parts. Because they knew each other, there were certain parts where they reminisced about their past, like the little games they used to play, or when they talked about the past without biting their heads off that I found myself going "aw" and liking their neat interactions and wondering when they were gonna get together! Just let me say that the ending was sweet tho! 
 Claire and Jared are completely believable as a couple, there are things that they don't like about each other and there might troubles and things that get in their way but at least not everything is over the top and they make it seem real. Each character was unique, Claire was a strong female lead who has aspirations and problems and isn't always so sure of herself, who keeps things to herself until she thinks she's gonna explode but ultimately I liked that she was so relatable. Jared is famous because of his post break-up album about his ex, Claire, and he was frustrating and a pain in the ass but so was Claire so I guess that even out. And then the more I read, the more I got to know the real Jared and how awkward and funny and just how down to earth he was. The characters were all people that I could see myself knowing in real life, and the storyline was well told although I could done with more romance between Jared and Claire! 
 As far as retellings, this being a retelling of Persuasion by Jane Austen, I would say that I liked For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund way better. Either way this was a good read!