This is an interesting one. I read about this one awhile back and really wanted to read it. So naturally I read it in a few hours. 
 I'll say that I really like Katie Cotugno's writing - I felt like she had a voice and didn't hold back on making this real. This felt authentic and heartbreaking at times. Perhaps even too real. What happened with her father and her former best friend felt, while exceedingly extreme, relatable. 
 I've been that girl before. The one so into a boy and, instead of being honest, was an ice queen in an effort to protect myself. I feel like a lot of teen books have this in reverse - where the girl opens up only to be crushed. In this instance, she managed to ruin it all herself just by not saying anything at all. I can totally feel for her, which is a change. She was an idiot, absolutely, but when she was finally real, I'm glad she didn't regret it. 
 Loved her best friend Shelby. (view spoiler)[Who was an actual best friend unlike Allie. I feel bad speaking ill of the dead, but she is a fictional character so here it goes - she broke friend code. If she knew her best friend felt that way for a boy, pined for him, and then didn't care when she crushed her? Not a friend. She didn't even call afterwards! She was straight-up mean. (hide spoiler)]. She was an absolute shining point. She stood by her, even with what happened to her brother. And Aaron! Loved Aaron, far more than Sawyer. 
 Sawyer was kind of a problem for me. I felt like this was supposed to be about redemption, and it was, but it just happened so fast. Forgiving him like that proves that she's still just as obsessed with him as before. Perhaps the road trip would be better with just her and her daughter, and maybe Sawyer later. (view spoiler)[His story about Allie, though, is heartbreaking. I can see how he would hold that guilt, but then I wonder - does he truly love Reena? Or did he just kiss her the first time to get back at Allie and then stayed out of guilt? Like he didn't want Allie's death to be over nothing so why not stay with the chick he already committed to cheating on her with? (hide spoiler)]. 
 Overall, a good story. I'm interested in reading more from this author.