The romance held this one up too much for me. Several lengthy internal musings in addition to overly long scenes and chapters slowed the place in a book were the concept and plot could have been fantastic. Instead the first 200 pages felt like a very long prologue to a narrative that doesn't start until almost halfway through. 
 The characters don't really develop and their emotions are told to the reader rather than shown. The introspection takes up long sections of the novel and again slows the pace to a crawl. The romance felt unjustified in parts and several scenes felt repetitive. It is not the worst YA pairing that I have read recently. (Legend: (view spoiler)[ Day and June (hide spoiler)]) but it just doesn't sit right with how little time the characters have spent together. 
 Sophia could have been an interesting character ((view spoiler)[ and I hope she continues to develop in Book 2 (hide spoiler)]) but she didn't receive enough page time to be fully developed or understood. 
 Overall the book felt bloated and like it could have been considerably shorter. 
 The plot and concept are enough to encourage me to read the second book (although this might be different if I didn't already own it) but I hope for more focus on the narrative and less on telling me just how much two characters (who've known each other for a few weeks) love each other.