Let me start off by saying: I like very, very few contemporaries. Most of the time, I don't even bother reading them because YA contemporary releases (with the exception of a few) have reached an all-time low. 
 This book? I LOVED THIS BOOK. 
 I was initially skeptical because college sweethearts, the one that got away, rekindled romance? We've all heard it before. I didn't have high hopes. 
 But this book blew me away. 
 Flashbacks that don't bore you to tears? Check. Alternating POVs that don't annoy the reader? Check. An ordinary story told skillfully? Check. 
 Let me be clear: The story is completely ordinary. You won't find anything in the storyline worth screaming off the rooftops about. But the storytelling? That's worth that and a lot more. This book made me feel. It made me feel wistful. It made me feel introspective. It made me contemplate my life choices. It made me feel awful. And then, it made me cry happy tears. This book gave it all to me and I read it in just one sitting. 
 This is one author whose books I will be picking up again. Solid 4 stars.