Ellen Hopkins does it again. This book was wonderful, and even though it is spattered with darkness, it was, I think, fairly low on the gut-wrenching scale, compared to Hopkins' other books, at least. I just read Tricks a few weeks ago, and compared to that story, these kids are living the dream. Still, they have to make some tough choices and face some tough issues, so it's not exactly an easy read. But as usual, it's worth it. 
 I hope there's another book about these people in the works because I am simply engrossed in their stories. And I felt like there were a bunch of loose ends in this one; the stories about Harley, Cassie's ex-husband, and Mikayla just kind of stopped instead of reaching some kind of resolve. So I have to assume we're going to see more of them. Especially since there is some swift justice needed on Harley's behalf, but that's all I'm going to say about that.