I have given the book 4 stars, but it should be 3 and a half. I just rounded up. 
 I was a bit annoyed when I discovered after receiving the book that it was Christian fiction, whatever that is. However I was surprised that the Christian part of the book is quite modest and flows in the book harmoniously (although the references to sex sounded a bit forced, but that could be my perception). 
 What I didn't like in the book was the first-person narrative, especially the lack of description, except near the end, when the emotions and feelings became important. The main characters, Kate and Caleb, are clearly-defined in their respective roles as modern Romeo and Juliet; it was incredible to be able to read the chemistry between them. It was palpable; one of the best things of the book was the prom dance... But the rest of the characters are very vague, too much like excuses to carry on the story and quite changeable. 
 The whole story with the feud between the Monrovi and the Kalani was a bit disappointing. At the beginning it seems like the driving force in the book. I was expecting somebody will come and tell me all the secrets and there will be a peak in the action like a fight or something, but the part deflates and becomes unimportant when the story moves to the whole I-have-to-leave-but-I-don't-want-and-I-love-you-very-much. If the message was that the feud is not more important because Caleb and Kate love each other so much and the past stays in the past and shouldn't interfere with the future, the author failed to transmit it with words. 
 The love story is the most important part in the book, the part that is treated with the utmost care and in the end the best thing in the whole book and what makes it worth reading. Caleb and Kate, their attraction for each other, the chemistry between them that produces sparks you can see even when reading, that's what rounds up the rating to 4 stars :)