This book is not perfect, but something in its tone was so irresistibly accurate that I ended up enjoying it quite a bit. I can't disagree with those that found the narrator annoying, because she was at times, but in that same way we all were as teenagers trying to figure out who we really are and what we really want. (Let's be honest, too -- teenagers in lust are the worst.) I still found myself rooting for her as she hurtled toward her inevitable heartbreak. 
 It was cool to learn that the author is also the man behind the Lemony Snicket books. He is quite versatile, it seems!