I have mixed feeling about this book, to be honest. This book was definitely worth reading and created some really unique characters and special friendships. However, I do feel like there are two critical area in which things when wrong. First, I loved learning about all four of the friends and was really saddened by the fact that we only ended up following two of them. Secondly, the abuse depicted in this book was a bit gratuitous for me. I've read a fair share of books that discuss these kinds of tramatic events in ways that seem more respectful and impactful than the horrific play by play we seem to get here. It just seemed like too much to me and that the further descriptions weren't adding anything to the novel.