A fast read, good for reluctant readers both guy and girl (alternating narrators). The Kindle edition had a LOT of typos. I didn't feel overly attached to the characters until the surprisingly emotional ending...and now I want to read the sequel! This was my first Simone Elkeles book, and I think she'd be a good author for those who want a "gritty" read but aren't quite up for Ellen Hopkins. 
 Favorite quotes: 
 "It's sad. One minute Mom is pushing me to go out and do things with my friends like before. In the next breath she's being overprotective, overconcerned and smothering. She contradicts herself all the time. I think it's because she's trying to act as a take-charge father and protective mother all at once. She's getting all confused in the process. She's confusing me, too." 
 "I never knew where the loners went to, they just disappeared during lunch hour. But now that I am a loner I know that secret place. The school library. It's the mysterious place you can go to and not be seen." 
 "I open the driver's-side door and slide into the front seat. Wow. The white leather is soft, and the back of the seat is as big as an old Lay-Z-Boy recliner." 
 ""This part of you has to change, you know. Being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.""