5 stars! 
 "Nothing, not even sadness, could be greater than the sum of us." 
 This book had everything: friendship that makes you wish you had friends who are part of your family, kindness that envelops you when you go through struggles, togetherness that, despite your differences, makes you appreciate precious time spent together with your loved ones, and love so unexpected that turns out to be the best thing to happen at the right time. It's the love shared between the characters that was greater than the sum of the story. 
 I'm really glad I gave this one a try after the disappointment that was Open Road Summer. The title didn't grab me--neither did the cover-- but the book is AMAZING! 
 It had so much heart that it spills out of the pages. 
 And look at this quotes! Poignant, and fit so well with these characters. 
 "Who gets emotional over two letters? But then I remembered that 'no' also has only two letters. Almost everyone in the world has cried over those." 
 "Brokenheartedness is a sisterhood with involuntary membership." 
 And if you want swoon: 
 "Max was the first bite of grilled cheese on a snowy day, the easy fit of my favorite jeans, the one old song that made it onto every playlist." 
 I'm a sucker for literary references in books, and especially--most specifically--Jane Austen references. I was thrilled that this book is filled with them (Irving, Dickens, Shakespeare). How can it not be when the two protagonists are these adorable nerds! I have crushes on both Paige and Max! How charming was that they had a heated debate over Jane and Elizabeth! #winning