I didn't think much of the book before I started, hadn't read any reviews or even the back of the book. I'm too afraid of spoilers. This was a pleasure to read. It is truly a feel good book, takes up some shallow, teen problems, but it also explores depths that other teen fiction books are too superficial to cover. Over all a really good read. Don't expect it to solve world problems though, it is not that kind of a book.