My goodness guys, this book caused all the feels. Seriously. And when I say that I mean, there were parts where I was certain I would be giving it three stars and then moments when I wanted to give it a full five stars. But more about that in the review. 
 When we last left Nora and Patch they had just begun their relationship together. Fast-forward two months later and all's going well in couples-ville (to play on Vee's "splitsville"). That is until Patch doesn't respond to Nora's declaration of love and starts spending a little too much time with Marcie Miller. The two are having their problems while at the same time Vee begins dating Patch's friend Rixon and a boy from Norah's past by the name of Scott, moves back into town. 
 Immediately when getting into this book I was feeling a bit iffy, because for some reason when the characters are actually together and happy it gets too sappy for me. Sorry to say, but I'm pretty bitter. So when Patch is dropping phrases like "You have me forever" and Norah responds with things like "Show me you mean it" I can't help but simultaneously rolling my eyes and gagging. When Patch and Norah's relationship stops being super perfect I'm sad to admit part of me was kind of happy. Finally, more relationship drama! 
 Though that being said, this leads to a serious second book syndrome. You know the one, where the boy leaves and the whole book is spent brooding over the fact that he's left and/or the girl trying to get him back. It may have been original when Stephenie Meyer did it, but not so much anymore. Now, I'm not trying to be too cynical because I really did enjoy this book. I gave it four stars for god sakes. I'm just saying it's not without its flaws. And while I'm talking about those flaws let me add one more before I start talking about what I loved about it. 
 I did feel, and I don't think I noticed this as much with the first one, that everything seemed a little bit too convenient in this book. And yes, I am in particular thinking of that scene where Norah's in the bathroom being chased by someone and she's able to use to conveniently placed paring knife as a weapon. She did give an explanation for why it was there, but did it make a whole lot of sense? Not really. 
 Now onto the much longer list of what I loved, and the one I should have started with first so I wouldn't make myself sound completely negative. I personally think Fitzpatrick has a real talent for weaving intricate plotlines and keeping the reader guessing. My ideas for what was going on changed so many times throughout the course of this book, and this was a re-read for me (though granted I had forgotten literally every last detail about it to the point where I was for all intents and purposes, reading it for the first time). I would think that I for sure knew what was going on, and then I would stop and question myself, and then I would come up with a different theory, and then that would be proven wrong. This happened to the point where I was kept guessing throughout the entire story. Nothing was obvious. 
 She's also pretty good with characters, now I don't always love Norah. I don't hate her either, I think she's a dumbass and really should tell certain people what's going on more *cough* Patch *cough*, but I don't hate her. Vee irritates me too, though less in this book then in Hush Hush. And I actually like pretty much most of her male characters, even if they are evil (but it's also difficult to get me to like a female character in a book). But what I like about her characters is they all have their own distinct voice. If I wasn't told who was speaking I would know when Vee said a line or when Norah told a line, or Patch, or any of the other characters. They just have their own tone and personality, and in that way take on their own shape. It makes them feel less like a character in a book and more like a person you could know in real life. And because of that I was able to build a relationship with them and as a result I gave a shit what happened to them in the book. 
 (view spoiler)[I DID NOT expect Rixon to be the bad guy, at all. I was actually so mad because near that part I started to kind of remember something about it, but I didn't want to be right. I loved Rixon, he was one of my favorite characters and it also upset me because it only figures that every time the fat girl gets a hot boyfriend he's only dating her because he has some kind of ulterior motive. I swear to god if by the end of the series she ends up with a guy who's described as average looking while little Norah gets to run into the sunlight with Patch, I will rate the book two stars regardless of my other thoughts on it. But besides me rooting for my fellow curvy girl, I just really liked Rixon and thought he was a good guy. Shows how good of a judge of character I am. *scoffs* 
 I was kind of happy Scott wasn't evil because some sick part of me liked him too. (It's the part of me that has a sick fascination with the movie Secretary and buys a bag full of Dove chocolate and eats it all in one sitting because "I'm gonna start a diet tomorrow".) Basically, I love bad boys, though I prefer them not to be blatantly evil, we need that grey zone. 
 And then the cliff hanger; holy hell I loved that cliff hanger! I was so confused why when I read it the first time I hadn't immediately gone on to the next one. My jaw was literally dropped. That's another thing, she knows how to gain suspense. The whole scene in the carnival ride (which I vaguely remembered was going to happen while I re-read it) was so flipping suspenseful. I was literally at the edge of my seat. And then ending with Hank Miller taking Patch, I just... I can't even. (hide spoiler)] 
 Overall, I know this series isn't for everyone and that a lot of people particularly have problems with this one, but I really enjoyed reading it and overall thought it was a very good book. If you enjoyed Hush Hush I'd definitely recommend you to keep going with the series.