I'm gonna be honest. I really didn't like the beginning of this book. So much so that I considered stopping reading it. The main character, Sid, made a series of decisions, that I just don't understand how she didn't see how bad they were, that lead her into a horrible horrible situation. After said incident she attempts to go on with her life as normal, but she finds it extremely difficult. Once I goat about half way through the book, tough, I really started to enjoy it. The characters were very real and relatable on some levels and the plot while mixed with many difficult subjects, was very endearing. In all, this book, while slightly annoying in the beginning, deals with difficult subjects in an appropriate and compelling way.