Towering is a retelling of the fairy tale Rapunzel. Rachel has been hidden in a tower by a woman she calls Mama to keep her safe from the people who killed her mother. Wyatt has been shipped off to the Adirondacks to stay with Mrs. Greenwood while he tries to come to gripes with and forget about what happened to his best friend. Mrs. Greenwood is the mother of Wyatt's mother's best friend Danielle who disappeared 17 years ago. Upon arriving at Mrs. Greenwood's home, Wyatt finds Danielle's hidden diary and strange things begin to happen. 
 I'm such a sap for fairy tale retellings and I was really excited to find out about this one. Rapunzel is a great fairy tale! But maybe one that can't really be modernized... This book left me feeling really confused and "meh." 
 It's really hard to talk about what exactly had me feeling confused and "meh" about this book without spoilers. There's a prophecy that comes out of no where. Everyone seems to know about it, but no one says how they know about. The magic and reality of this book don't seem to fit. The fantasy parts seem detached and out of place. And the instalove. 
 It's some really bad instalove. I know that fairy tales are all guilty of it, but this was some baaaad. 
 Overall, I would say you wouldn't be missing out by not reading it. Just read some reviews that have some spoilers to save yourself the time.