Way better than Anna and the French Kiss, in my opinion, but I know most are saying the opposite. Although that is also because I didn't like Anna and the French Kiss. But this book had less drag on and less of a vicious cycle. I felt like I understood the feelings of both characters from the beginning so there was no confusion what they were going through. I read the whole thing in one sitting and I really loved the uniqueness to both the main characters. Cricket was a sweetie and a cutie although I still felt a little bad for Max but Stephanie Perkins turned him into kind of jerk at the very end thus making it easier for me to love Cricket. Lola was fun and had great creativity and individuality. Loved her outfits! and her dads! I felt much more in tuned to her emotions and with her friends and family life than I did in the Anna book. This book didn't leave me with a frustrated, annoyed feeling like Anna so I'm happy with it and will be reading what ever her next book is after all. Also it was nice to see Anna and St. Clair in this book and to know they are happy together after the torture they put me through in their book. I was surprised they were in it so much but it was nice. I felt like they fit. The ending was nice so all in all I'm surprisingly happy with this book even after I was kind of dreading it and put off reading it for awhile.