I enjoyed this story. I thought that it would be similar to some other romance novels that I've skimmed recently, but it wasn't. And man was I thankful that nothing really bad happened to Liz/Abigail and Brooks because I don't think I could've handled it. I loved both the characters, Brooks with his super southern charm and mega patience/determination, and Liz/Abigail with her smartipants volcabulary and social awkwardness. I love both of them and Bert. I don't much like the punk kids and their parents, or Ilya for that matter, but everybody else made it a great book. However, it did not manage to make me cry like some of her other books have, but I still enjoyed it nontheless.