Stars (Out of 10): 6.5 
 Overall Thoughts: My thoughts about this book are very complex and not easy to explain, so I'll try my best. I felt it was hard to fall in love with the characters since the chapters were told more in a snapshot way, bouncing between characters, but I still ended up ugly crying in the end. In fact, I'm writing this review with tears still in my eyes from said ugly crying. This book is a fast read and honestly you could read it in a few hours in one sitting. The writing is beautiful and that is most of the reason I'm crying so much. The logic in this book isn't always good, but it tries it's best. 
 The Good: The writing is amazing and I cried about characters that I didn't even feel attached to. The writing just gave me chills. There are some lines that I will never be able to forget. You never really realize how much can go down in a minute, but this book really packs a lot in the fifty four minutes. It's a fast read. I loved the tweets and blog posts and texts from other characters that don't get a point of view at the end of each chapter. 
 The Bad: I never grew attached to any one character more than the others due to the quick change of point of views. I felt that the characters did not always have the smartest plans or the most logical actions to the situation. There were a few points where I accidentally found myself doing the invisible equations meme because of how dumb the characters were. The shooter is pretty much one dimensional. 
 *Spoilers within tag* 
 (view spoiler)[ The Characters: Tyler is the Bad Guy(tm). He has no reason for us readers to feel bad for him. He is just a terrible person. We don't even really know why he resorted to shooting up the school. I felt so bad for Autumn. Like, not only is her brother the shooter and she gets abused, her brother shot out her knee and now she can't dance. Tomas, my poor Tomas. I didn't always like him but his speech at the end of chapter 20 had me in tears. "Tell her I was happy okay? Tell her I was happy and don't let her forget me?" And then he died and it was such an awful way to go and his death almost had no point, but I still cried. Sylv had another sad story. She lost so much, but at least her and Autumn get to stay together in the end. Claire, the most removed character from the action, had such a unique point of view to bring to the story, but it's horrible what happened to her. As for the side characters, they made this book so real. From Fareed, the best friend to Chris, the guy who is always there to Jay and Mei and Matt whose small insights made things so much more horrible and so so real. 
 The Plot: The plot, for the most part, is pretty straightforward. The flashbacks sometimes were a little weird, but everything fit into the bigger picture. The only thing I still can't make sense of is Tomas, Sylv, and Fareed heading to the roof instead of the front door. Also, Autumn thinking she can take on her brother, when she is very much a teenager and there are very capable adults on their way. (hide spoiler)] 
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