Argh... another one I don't know how to rate. 
 Small Town Sinners was well-written and believable, but not particularly enjoyable to read. The setting, a small town dominated by conservative evangelical Christians, was extremely believable to me because it's not that different than the town I grew up in. The cast of characters was similar to those that I went to school with, and I felt like they were drawn in a pretty realistic light, not stereotypes at all. Additionally, the rigid, yet well-meaning parents in the book were extremely realistic--I can think of countless friends from high school who had parents similar to Lacey's; (view spoiler)[ though I will say, that their growing understanding of their daughter's questions about the strict, black and white lifestyle they chose was wholly unrealistic in my experience. But, this is fiction, so I suppose that's okay. Additionally, I expected Ty to have a secret that was "bigger," though I guess that tells you how extreme the views these kids are raised with are. (hide spoiler)]However, I just was so tired of the main character, who's also the narrator, and her POV by the end of the book. Also, I had a really hard time getting through the scenes with the Hell House and the vicious judgement of the church members of the teens in the town. I know it was realistic, but it's awfully hard to read about teen girls being labeled "slut" and "whore." 
 The other thing that really bothered me about this book is that the group of teens that could benefit most from reading Small Town Sinners, evangelical teens, will likely never read it--and that's really a shame. 
 Also, thanks to this book, I learned that the Virgin Lips Movement is a real freaking thing, and I kind of wish that I didn't know that.