This book gave me the wrong types of feelings. Should anyone be un-tempted to read this book after reading this review, I suggest you don't even start. Because after reading a bunch of pitiful female protagonists' love stories, I refuse to let my day turn sour again just because I feel bad for them. 
 Oh, the blurb is not misleading all right. Will and Layken (Lake) can't be together. For real. When I came to read upon the reason, I was like "Holy cow so Will isn't a vampire after all? Sweet!" The excuse is pretty legit. I had a few ideas and suspicions, but I so didn't see this one coming. It was so unexpected that I laughed. Don't get me wrong, I pity Lake and Will, i really do. God forbid me to ever be in Lake's shoes. But whatever mess that unfolded could have been prevented by effective communication (and that excludes making out), and that pissed me off. But then again, it could have just been an honest mistake really. Just too, too bad. This is why I don't take literature. My sadistic self never lets me appreciate anguish to the fullest. 
 Well, what started off as love at first sight which wasn't really convincing anyway and quickly mellowed into forbidden love before the middle of the novel made the story a very, very bleak one (or in my case, a rather mildly hilarious one). I sympathise both Will and Lake, but honestly, I just wanted to shout at the both of them, "Get a grip! Move on! There are more than just the two of you in your universe!" because honestly, all they did was mope, really. Surely they could make other friends instead of merely cling to each other right? The self-pitying goes on for more than half the book actually. Surprising how pity and impatience are mutually exclusive somewhat. 
 Well, at the final portion of the book the plot finally picks up a bit. Lake's situation gets worse and worse, but honestly, I couldn't empathise with her much. What I felt was that the author randomly threw in a few pitying scenes just to remind readers that hey, don't forget, Lake's in shit now. But instead, the entire focus of the story is on the futility of the budding romance between Lake and Will, and that's not even the tip of the iceberg of whatever shit Lake is in. The secondary characters exist to emphasize this point, or merely to facilitate on the development of Will and Lake's hopeless romance. Nothing more. 
 This book is a great introduction of slammed poetry which I liked a lot. The writing style is good too, but other than that, this book could pass off as forgettable.