4.25-4.5 stars. 
 I really liked this story. I wasn't sure I would after reading the reviews and seeing how much people despised Whitley's character (and anyone who knows me--or my preference in reading, anyway--knows how major characters are to me. Bigger than plot or premise or anything else.) So, to say that I went into this a bit skeptical is an understatement. 
 I'm happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised. 
 It's not really a new premise: teen of divorced parents is acting out due to feeling abandoned and gets into sleeping around (or more accurately: making out-around), drinking, etc, etc. And I will admit to not really liking Whitley much at all in the beginning, but I didn't loathe her. I didn't really understand her because I hadn't been like her as a teen, but I understood why she was acting out the way she was. 
 Whitley had just graduated high school and was getting ready to go stay with her father for the summer (she lived with her selfish, depressed mother since the divorce.) Summer with Dad had always been something Whitley looked forward to. It was just her, her dad (and his flavor of the week), and she got almost all his attention. But this year something was different: her father was getting married--to a woman who had kids, and one of them was Whitley's one-night-stand from the weekend before. 
 After being caught completely off-guard by this development, and all the other feelings of loneliness and abandonment, Whitley continued on with her partying ways: making out with boys, drinking. It was obvious that she was attention seeking, but her father continued to ignore her and her behavior and dote on his new family. 
 So, as much as Whitley's attitude and behavior annoyed me, I got it. I understood how she was so broken and sad and lonely, and all she wanted was her dad to tell her he loved her, wanted her, missed her. Instead, she was ignored by him, and mothered by his new bride-to-be. Her reactions and thoughts made sense. But most importantly, for me, she grew throughout the story. She didn't stay the same. She learned, moved on, matured. 
 And then there's Nathan. Oh, Nathan. He was so different from what I expected him to be. When we first meet him at the beginning of the story, he's in bed with Whitley and hung over. I immediately expected him to be a player. An experienced douchebag, and we'd have to read about how she wanted him but he pushed her away. But that is sooooooo not what we get. 
 Nathan is a nerd. SERIOUSLY! *I die* A for-real nerd. And I loved it. He was into computers and Star Wars and wore dorky t-shirts. He was cute, but so, so, so, so, so nice! And aside from all that, he was sweet to Whitley. Once they found out who the other was, and that their parents were going to be married, he never tried to sleep with Whitley. It was obvious to me that he liked her, but he wasn't the "one-night-stand" type of guy (this is apparent from the beginning) and he doesn't like the way Whitley behaves. 
 I don't want to say too much to spoil anyone from the progression of this novel, but I thought it was real, raw, and sweet. It felt realistic to me, and I thoroughly enjoyed every moment. 
 I've seen many reviews complaining about the sexual content in this story. I don't get it. There was nothing graphic at all here. Sure, sex was mentioned, talked about, alluded to, but what's the big deal with that? Honestly, (view spoiler)[ there wasn't even one sex scene! Sure, we heard snippets of Nathan and Whitley's night together, but it was never detailed or told in full. There was kissing, and that thing with Theo . . . but no sex. (hide spoiler)] I thought this was actually quite tame in that regard. 
 All in all a great read! I would definitely recommend this to anyone.