So don't get me wrong, I loved this book, but I think I would have enjoyed it so much more if I had read it before I saw the movie, or at least before I memorized the movie lol. The movie is one of my favorites and in the past ten years since it came out, I have pretty much completely memorized it since I've watched it so many times. I still really liked the book but I was just a little disappointed in the differences between the book and movie, where I actually think I liked the movie more. 
 (view spoiler)[My two main issues with the book are that Clarisse is a bitch and Mia's dad is still alive. Not that the whole testicular cancer = no more heirs thing isn't believable, I just liked that he had died without any heirs thing better. Also Julie Andrews like totally toned down Clarisse's personality. I actually liked her from the movie so much more, she reminded me too much of my own grandmother in the book lol. (hide spoiler)] 
 But having said all that, I am so excited to start the next book and eventually finish the series. I know none of the events from the second movie happen in any of the books so I'm excited to see where the books go with the story and how Mia's life unfolds.