*This is a true YA novel AKA it's clean and I would allow my 15 year-old daughter to read it.
This is a great coming of age romance that approached first love, family and life in general in a realistic, tangible way. It was sweet, without being overly sappy. It's was sad, without being depressing. The writing was great and it made me feel the story rather than just read it.
I enjoyed every aspect of this story other than the fact that the heroine is nearly 18 but only a junior in high school and the hero is a second year college student. They seemed to be at the same maturity level and Darcy is turning 18 very soon, but I wish that she was finishing her senior year in high school rather than her junior year. It wasn't enough to ruin the story for me though.
I will be recommending this to my daughter ASAP.

*I received an ARC from the author/publisher in exchange for an honest review