Although I marked this as "read" it was such a long time ago that to be honest I seem to now recall I never really finished it. Not because it was bad, in fact I know it to be a 5 star book. But I read this in high school and back then I used to have a hard time finishing books due to inability to commit my attention to reading and completing a book other than the ones I had to read for English class. I should note as an adult I have since completely gotten over that, lol 
 There is one thing I wanted to say about this book because I actually have a fond memory of reading it. I must have been a sophomore or junior in high school and this was the beginning of my love affair of books, when I was discovering just how nice it was to have a novel grab your attention and not let go. In high school, if you didn't feel like participating in gym class for whatever reason, you could take a few non-participation days to sit out and this was allowed. [You could only do this around 2 times each semester of course before you start getting graded down] Anyway my memory of this wonderful book is, I recall taking at least 1 non-participation day in gym just so that I could spend the entire period reading this book! I always have that neat memory attached to my reading of it. I also marked it on my shelf "needs a second approach" because maybe not "right now" but at some point in my future I plan to re-read and completely finish it.