The last thing this story made me do was smile. That's the fifth star. The other four are for unique voice, engaging characters including teachers and parents, compelling plot points, and that last plot point in particular. I knew it was coming and it still affected me. ( )

Cute. Written "by" the narrator, the author tries just a bit too hard. ( )

A story that doesn't really do a whole lot, but still really enjoyable for some reason. It doesn't seem to me that the main character grows all that much, but maybe younger readers would feel differently. Good book for YA readers, but sex does play a heavy role in this book. The author effectively uses some deceitful manipulation that keeps the reader entertained, and not weighed down by the tragically, angsty tone that YA novels frequently take. The ( )

This book is being marketed as edgy, gritty, no-holds-barred, in-your-face young fiction. It is not. ( )