after reading this book for the second time, i have to say that now i understand zooey's decisions much better, although there is this one obsession of her about being brandon's girlfriend that it still got me on my nerves every time she mentioned it in the book. 
 the other thing i couldn't quite believe was the change in her feelings toward doug. maybe it's because we don't have the lost memories of the night of the wreck, but it was still too sudden for me that she, out of the blue, began to feel attracted to him and develop feelings for him. 
 nonetheless, the love story is very cute (and sometimes hot) and fun to read and that's what i appreciate about this book (and almost every book by jennifer echols, except "love story" !!).