Allie is obsessed with music. Vinyl makes up huge parts of her life, including her job at an independent record store and new music blog. When a boy finally takes interest in her, Allie is beyond excited. As the story progressed along with another possible interest and her hip best friend's own boy problems, Allie learns the real reason the boy took interest in her was to rob the music store. The store is on the lighter side but is fun for someone who is a vinyl fanatic or has always felt unwanted in terms of boys. Interesting mother figure and her own boy problems add extra entertainment and chic lit flavor.

Amy starts out in rehab for alcoholism, but it seems her main issue revolves around guilt for her best friend's death. Not until the middle of the story do we discover why Amy thinks she is responsible for Julia's death but that adds to the story. The story takes place between letters to Julia and normal chapters. Amy is real and her pain and desire to punish herself rings true. It's not until she sees that Julia's own flaws were part of the cause and with the support of her parents (who she constantly tries to push away), a male classmate who brings Amy alive and an old friend Amy begins to emerge from her pain and experience life. Her classmates reaction and ostracizing of her are quite realistic also - engaging read.