Well where to begin? At first I did not like the writing and briefly considered not reading it at all, solely because the thoughts of "Holly" annoyed me something crazy. As your reading it you are living in the world as "Holly" perceives it. Then It became good, not enthralling but good. I had read a review shortly before I began reading it where the reader stated that she saw the ending coming as soon she started reading it. So I went into it telling myself that the most obvious plot is not the one that will play out, so I switched it around, protagonist / antagonist, villain / victim. Yet I DID NOT see this ending coming at all. It is haunting. It is heartbreaking. It is Beautiful and it could happen to you. 
 It is the first book I have read where it felt like I had unearthed a rare gem that at first seemed only a pretty stone and not until you are about to hand it over do you you understand what it truly was that you had. I plan on reading it again sometime. It is one of those books.