The interest inherent in love triangles, high-stakes drama, and the familiar fish-out-of-water premise may outweigh the aspects of this book that are dated, sensationalistic, and implausible.
This sad yet hopeful romance will appeal to readers of Steven Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower (MTV Books, 1999) and Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why (Penguin, 2007).