I love novels in verse and Lisa Schroeder is definitely becoming one of my favorite verse authors. Going into the novel, I had absolutely no idea what was happening and I had a feeling that "bad things" were going to happen. But early on, Schroeder gives you hints that helps make sense of everything and quite quickly, I think readers will just latch on to the beautiful and poetic verses. 
 I love how our two leads meet and have this one perfect day together. It's possible that others might scoff at this; after all, how can 2 teenagers just hit it off so well, to the point that it seems like they were in a relationship this whole time? THAT, I believe, is the mark of an exceptional writer and Schroeder is that person. The emotions, the beauty of the words, just unbelievable! 
 Bit by bit, both their stories come out and I bawled. I simply cried and cried and I was really afraid of the ending. I'm not going to spoil it for anyone, but just that, EVERYONE PLEASE READ, you won't be disappointed!