I started out not liking this book, but by the end I was fighting tears and finally connected with the narrator. 
 The only thing I didn't like was the romance part, just because it was weird and unrealistic. But I appreciated Cody's struggles with her mom and the idea of the "perfect" family and Cody's relationship with Meg's family. I also liked how the Christian characters were portrayed. Too often, Christians in novels are caricatures and annoying and you're not supposed to like them. But the ones in this story (there were multiple, though none were the main characters) were compassionate and realistic, caring though far from perfect. I may have given it an extra star just for that.