Didn't like Kate. Thought Ariel was adorable. Also thought Lissa treated her poorly, but I shipped them and was excited to see them develop into something more. Was I the only one to read Ariel's interest in Lissa as a crush? But... (view spoiler)[it ends up her character is just emotional support (hide spoiler)]. There were lots of characters and themes that did not hold any significance. I wanted the dreams to mean something and prove that they belonged in the plot. Why bring them up at all? They say if you introduce a gun in the first act, shoot it in the third. There was no shooting. 
 So this book sort of fell flat as an actual story. Just a slice of life, really. If events can be cut and it does not take the full story down with it, then it's not necessary. That would be most of the book. It was still entertaining and the writing itself is nice and easy to read ...but I kind of felt let down? It hints at a plot line and then does nothing to resolve it. Maybe it came off incomplete? Purposeless? I felt the presence of meaning hovering behind the words, but it never quite made itself apparent.