Will I ever tire of coming of age novels? Probably not. Will I ever stop identifying with the teenagers rather than the adults/parents (even now that I'm the age of most teen parents or older in many cases?) Not yet. The writing captures the awkwardness and angst with both humor and grief- all the references to 80's music and movies didn't hurt as that was my own "coming of age" supposedly... ( )

I received this book from librarything as a giveaway and to tell the honest truth, I haven't had a chance to read it yet. I loaned the book to my friend's teenage daughter and I still do not have it back. She absolutely LOVED it and gave it to her friend to read and it is still making the rounds among her group of friends. I am giving it four stars because they can't stop raving about it and passing it on for someone else to read! ( )

I received this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I actually ended up DNF-ing this book.
My reasoning -- I couldn't get into it. It's definitely written for a younger audience (I'm 22), and it's not a genre I tend to lean towards. I'm not the biggest fan of books set in school-settings.
Since I didn't finish the book (I only got about a third of the way through it) I don't think I can give it a proper review or rating. What I do think though is that if you are younger (13-15 range), or if you like YA contemporary with quirky characters, then this book would be great for you.

I probably shouldn't have read the other reviews because I was quite satisfied with my read. While reading there were a few times that I wondered about expressions being used but also know that teens in different places speak differently and that there is not always a universal language, even with social media.
I found the story intriguing and never thought about not going to the end. The chapters were such that it was an easy book to read in small amounts of time.
I thought the first person account of Coy was realistic and lacked the depth it would have taken to appear to me to be an adult writer. Reading is about enjoying...I enjoyed it and liked that not everyone thinks things have to end the same way. ( )

It was slightly hard to read it but I really enjoyed it. The end was not what I expected and while some people may not like it , I felt I preferred it to be this way.