This book was a tough sell. Emerson isn't a very likeable character and Shaw was kind of vague. He kept being described as "biker boy" as if that was self explanatory. I didn't get him. And, as often in the NA genre, the families behind these college students are WAAAY out there. I don't want to spoil the reveal, but Emerson's family is not just unsupportive or uninvolved -- they actively ignore what's right under their noses (I guess that is what enables some stupid plot moments).I wish the trauma back stories could show a little more restraint, in general. That said, Jordan is a good writer overall- with a sense of character development and dialogue.