(Actually a 3.5 out of 5 stars) I'm seeing a lot of hate for this book, and while I can understand a lot of it, there is a lot of talk of Tyler (the shooter) not having a lot of backstory to why he did the things he did and that...confuses me? There were a lot of reasons why, and a lot of reviews seem to even defend him; defending a rapist and an abuser. NOT saying AT ALL that this is the PERFECT book on school shootings, but still. The characters are diverse, the story is raw, and it was heartbreaking.