3.5 stars. 
 Took me awhile to finish (had actually been trying to read it in time for Forgotten Fridays but things got in the way of reading time and I fell behind) but it wasn't a bad read at all for my first Marchetta book. I'd love to pick up more of her work in the near future. 
 At this time, I'm having a hard time connecting with much contemporary because my moods vary for months so I don't put the blame entirely on the book this round for not enjoying it probably as much as most people have. Just the timing and my mood. I kept feeling it was a very basic contemporary story with amazing writing--and that's the best way I can sum up how I felt by the end. I'll probably go into further detail with a better review at a later time. And probably try rereading again when I'm more in the mood for this type of read. 
 But I do look forward to reading more of this author's work!