I am not okay. Frankly, I am a mess. 
 Ashley Herring Blake, what have you done to me? 
 This book. It was such a surprise. Going into this I had no idea of how enthralled I'd become throughout reading it, but it had everything: memorable characters, an intricate and heartbreaking plot, Shakespearean references and parallels (HELL. YES.), synonym-offs (?), and a teacup pig named Charles. I was in heaven. Still am, really. Can you say "MAJOR BOOK HANGOVER"?!?! 
 First off, the dual POVs for this story was genius. We get to see what Sam and Hadley are going through separately, and how it all connected. The struggles in each of their families were brutally honest and heart wrenching, and I couldn't help but marvel over how much I empathized with these characters. Blake is a brilliant writer; she was able to perfectly balance the seriousness of the general theme of the book and the humorous interactions with side characters. We're never weighted down with one central emotion that overwhelms the reader. Everything unfolded naturally and the realism of this story is just so raw. My heart still aches. 
 I just have to talk about these characters. Each one has so much depth; they're all jumping off the page. I am in LOVE with Ajay, Sam's best friend. Every nerdy/brilliant/witty sentence from that boy's mouth is a jewel. Sign me UP. Livy and Kat- I adored them both. Kat was the perfect counter to Hadley and Livy just had me wanting to give her a hug the whole time but also fist bump her for being so damn strong. 
 Ugh. I feel so much right now. This story is heartfelt and true, filled with romance and meddling friends, Shakespeare (and all the betrayal that comes along with it), and a hell of a plot twist at the end that I did NOT see coming. This book hits shelves in May of 2016; PLEASE be sure to pick up a copy!! I definitely, absolutely, plainly, decidedly, and unequivocally recommend it!!!!