Pretty good exploration of a teenage girl's issues of self-confidence/self-image as a result of her less-than-stellar family situation and an oversized birthmark covering half her face. I kind of wish that the author would ease up on the cartographic metaphors (not EVERYTHING in her life has to be related to maps, does it??), and I feel the main character actually does a bit of a disservice to her first boyfriend and her "best" female friend. On the other hand, there's an attractive Asian American male running around as her new love interest! And he is not awkward, nerdy (well, maybe a tad), does not know kungfu, nor is afflicted by any sort of the usual stereotypes that Asian American males are always saddled with. So, big thumbs up on that.