Hmm, this one was a little tough to rate. 
 I based MY rating almost sorely on the fact that I ENJOYED reading it, and found the characters and the retelling aspect fun, rather than the level of SENSE the book made. 
 And that's its main problem -- there are PLOT HOLES you could drive trucks through. And I'm talking more than one or two, I'm talking Swiss cheese kinds of holes. 
 That said, it's STILL REALLY ENJOYABLE. I was interested in Wyatt and Rachel enough to keep reading and find out what happened to them, they were both very likable and realistic to the kinds of lives they had led and I found myself really rooting for them, even if their problems felt a touch contrived or made worse by things that could have been solved so much easier. 
 Also, the story is wonderfully darkly atmospheric, like a Wuthering Heights type setting only in the boonies of New York instead of the Moors of England. 
 The only problem with this is we're not really told much about the tower Rachel lives in. I mean, we don't have as many of those in America, so it would have been nice to know where it came from. Was it originally a mill? Part of a larger building? 
 However, it just got to a point where I was willing to let my "yeah but why..." common sense go for a bit and just let the book take me wherever it wanted. And I'm glad, because it was a nice read. 
 The romance also wasn't as bad as some have said. Yes, it was insta-love which was a bit silly, BUT we do actually see them interact and sort of play together a bit afterwards. It's not like they just make out all the time -- they really do interact well with each other, their conversations flow and you can sort of GET why they'd enjoy one another's company so much. 
 In fact, to my great surprise, my two favorite scenes in the book were just them sort of enjoying being around each other. One) the snow angels bit, and two) when they danced to Paramore's "The Only Exception". 
 You really do get a sense, too, that they both need each other -- both have been traumatized or under-developed emotionally for one reason or another and they fit together like a puzzle, helping one another out, which is sweet. 
 So yeah, four stars, for the fun. But recommended only on the basis that YES some of it makes no sense. 
 Shrugs. Sorry, mates, but that's just the kind of story this is, like it or not. 
 An Afterthought: It kind of bothers me on a moral level how many people hate on this book yet think Bewitching is the best thing since sliced bread. In fairness that book DOES have fewer plotholes, but you know what? It also has a suckier plot, too. And characters with first world problems. At least Wyatt and Rachel never treated each other the way Emma and Warner (the more "developed" couple) did...