B R O. BRO!!! This book. Was so good. Alex Craft is a fantastic character. I love her. She is the superwoman we all deserve and ...yes...I understand a lot of what she did was morally grey, HOWEVER, I couldn't help but support her unconditionally throughout the entire story. If I ever met her in real life I feel as though I would have a similar reaction to Jack, but I also feel like a part of me would be like, is there anything I can do to help? I don't know what that says about me, but it should tell you that Alex is just...phenomenal.

A lot of times, when authors try to create that MC that is~different~ ~unique~ ~special~ or whatever, it doesn't work. Here, it works incredibly well. She's so multi-faceted, as are the two people that create such a special space for themselves in her life. Peekay was lovely and so relatable. She's loyal to a fault and such a good friend; she cares so much for Alex and I wish we had gotten closure for her character because I felt for her so deeply. Also, Jack. Such a precious dude. Thinks with his dick, is kind of an idiot, but means well. I wish he had gotten some closure too. What's next for them? Where do they go from here? Even the minor characters--I found myself really liking Park and even Branley. I believed that the characters all could exist in some part of the middle America this story is set in. I knew the ending was inevitable, but I still wish that it could've gone some other way.

This book is so good just as a story I haven't even touched on what it does on a broader scale. It's important to have these conversations, it's important to talk about it, and the book does an incredible job about talking about rape, sex, and dating. It's beautiful that Alex, after all the horrible things she can associate with sex because of her sister, can also see that Branley wanting sex and seeking it out is fine, and healthy, and acceptable. It shows the darkest parts of dating and sex--rape, date rape, porn--but also makes a point to say that wanting intimacy is normal too.

Anyway, I don't think I ever want to read this again, but I really loved it and I want everyone in the world to read it because it was amazing.