After Blood and Chocolate, which I loved, I had to read this book. I don't know how the author manages to bring more to this over-done genre, make me want to read more about vampires and werewolves, Isn't this too good to be true? 
 Unlike other books that I enjoyed during my teenage years, mostly sugar-coated, bad-written, cheesy mess books, I feel like this book has made peace with all those vampire-books. Again, like with Blood and Chocolate, I am going to re-read it in the foggy/rainy afternoons to enjoy how well Annette Curtis Klause makes characters believable. What I am most sad is not having more novels by her around this topics, but as everything that is too good, you have little of it. 
 In this book, we have two voices: Simon and Zoe. The characterization is very well done, the voices very distinct from each other. Unlike other books, I actually felt that Simon was a boy, because sometimes voices in books feel merged, like if they were the same person. He also sounded according to his old, very old, age. 
 Zoe is as lost as any teenager, and I could relate well to her in all her troubles (which are very sad). Though I haven't lost my mom, I could feel her pain and how all she wanted was to make things go back to normal. It was heart-aching the way her father treated her. However, above all, and less important (not for a teenager), I related with her friendship relation with Lorraine, and how she felt. My high school best friend was like her, and I think Annette is always able to convey believable relationships that manage to create intricate characters that don't only focus on romantic relationships, but real ones like family and friendship. 
 Yes, the boy is not EVERYTHING! 
 The main theme of this book is letting go, not death by itself, but being able to let go. I was mesmerized and heartwrenching, with a very well-deserved bittersweet ending which was sad, yet a necessary closure. 
 How many times have I wanted to feel vampires to be real? 
 This book, though brief, is a masterful piece. 
 My personal favorite quote: 
 "A lifetime was a lifetime, regardless of its years"