Sarah Dessen books are kind of funny in that there is almost a perfect line between her earlier syuff, which I find simply okay, to her old stuff, which I really like. the exceptions are Keeping the Moon, which I like more than dislike, and The Moon and more, which is more meh than, well, more. There were moments when I thought I'd be giving this a 2 star rating, but the ending bumped it up. I just didn't mesh well with the characters or the story, really. I need to feel emotionally invested to a novel to give it higher than a 3. With this one, I just didn't really care. But I like Dessen more than I'm indifferent. I'll read the next one too; I just hope I can connect more with it! 
 This book was given to me by the publisher for an honest review.