3.5 
 This book was a little bit underwhelming, and definitely my least favorite Sarah Dessen book I've read so far, but I still enjoyed it overall. 
 This writing style was wonderful, as expected, but the plot and characters weren't on par with her other books, at least not for me. 
 Originally, I adored Macon. he was hilarious, sweet, and genuine, but I quickly realized that both Halley and I had it all wrong. he was a major jerk that tried to push Scarlet to do things that she didn't want to do and never bothered trying to understand her. 
 Halley got on my nerves a teeny tiny bit at times, mostly because of the stupid decisions that she kept making over and over and over again, but by the end of the story, she seriously got some sense knocked back into her and earned my approval once again. 
 The rather unresolved ending was a little disappointing, (view spoiler)[ as was the romance that fell through. I kind of expected that they would fix it and he would some how become a way better person and everybody would live happily ever after, but they didn't. But then again, I suppose that's the way that life really is, so why should the ending of a book be any different? (hide spoiler)] 
 I also would have liked to have gotten an epilogue or something, just so that we'd be able to see a little snippet of what Halley and Scarlet's lives were life after the baby was born. It felt a little too open ended for my taste, but most Sarah Dessen books a like that, so I suppose I've probably gotten used to it by now. 
 I would have liked to have seen more of the character Cameron, as liked him quite a lot and found him to be very sweet. 
 I also really liked Mario's boyfriend, Steve. I've always loved the little quirky touches that Sarah Dessen manages to give her characters, which add so much more depth, humor, and interest to the story, while making it seem so much mire realistic. 
 And if I got nothing else from this book, it's how much I really appreciate the strong relationship I have with my mother. Seeing the way that Haley and her mother interacted made me so sad, but also so thankful for the ever so supportive, protective, kind, understanding, loving, funny, and caring mother that I've been blessed with. 
 All in all, it was a cute, quick, and enjoyable read, but I expected a little better from Sarah Dessen. However, this is one of her older novels and I appreciate the fact that her writing has grown so much over the years to create some of my favorite book, such as Saint Anything and The Truth About Forever.