Bad Romeo is a very good example of what I consider true NA: lots of angst and coming of age, young adults that are coming into their own and learning how to behave without a parental barometer. Social behavior is very different in high school and changes once again in college. Cassie and Ethan are prime example of growing pains and heart ache in this time period. 
 The story travels back and forth. Beginning in the present, years after these two met and fell in and out of love, well before Ethan bashed Cassie's poor heart to smithereens. Years later the shoe is on the other foot emotionally for both of these guys. It's a great dichotomy. I have to admit I found the present day couple much more enjoyable than the early Ethan and Cassie. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that a young Ethan was an absolute ass and young Cassie worried too much about fitting in. Older Ethan.... Now that's my kinda guy. The same can be said about Cassie too. Her older version was grittier and had much more layers to her character than her younger self. That can be said for most of us, I guess. 
 Honestly, I have to break this read into two parts (bare with me as I try to make sense) Bad Romeo (past) a lot of sighs and some eye rolling, Bad Romeo (present) totally engrossed and eating up the words on the page. Now this could be that I am an "older gal" and that's okay. I get it. All in all, I really liked it and recommend it to NA fans. 
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