let's be realistic: this book is not a work of art. it was foreseeable, sometimes corny, boring at the beginning, but so dammed cute in the end and so much thrilling during the storm... that i couldn't enjoy it more than i have and i enjoyed it a lot ^_^ 
 i didn't like jemma's voice at the beginning. but at some point i warmed up to her and i ended up liking her very much. i missed ryder's voice, i would have love to read from his perspective too. 
 i felt, though, that the love story wasn't really developed. it might be because the characters know each other since birth and have spent a lot of time together, but beside a couple of interactions previous to the storm and what came after, i didn't see that love developing much. it was like suddenly they were in love... which i would have branded as insta-love if not for the characters' known background. that part of the story was a bit dry and flat for me considering this book is a romance. 
 in spite of that, my favourite part made up for all the flaws i could find in the book: the act 2, the storm, when ryder and jemma find each other alone at her home, cut off from the rest of the world in the middle of a hurricane and having to rely on each other. that was soo interesting to read. i had the feeling it was a bit light portrayed, the storm could have done worst to them, but i had a great time experiencing it with them. it was something i never read in a young adult novel before and it was very, very interesting. 
 all in all, i did like the book despite its flaws. it was right what i needed to read at that time and as juvenile fiction and YA romance is good enough, not with characters to swoon for, but decent, good-written characters and very entertaining :)