I know, I know, that's really early to DNF a book, but this book has an audience who will adore it (deservedly so), and I'm afraid I'm not in that audience anymore. I've realized in the past few years that it's very rare that I enjoy a YA contemporary book anymore, and I've also reached the age (and the point in parenthood) where I'm no longer the fun, rebellious, spunky teen... but I'm now the grouchy, rule-abiding, "I do this because I care!" parent spoiling all of the aforementioned teen's fun.

Even this early in the book, Wendy is constantly griping about her parents not allowing her to go meet up with internet friends they're unfamiliar with, and she keeps tossing little barbs at them about how she's 17 and going off to college soon so they should lighten up... and all I keep thinking is, "But honey, they're right!"

I don't believe in rating books negatively when I know it's this much of an "it's not you, it's me" sort of thing, and I don't foresee my experience getting better based on the synopsis and other reviews (both positive & negative) that I've read, so I'm sadly going to cut my ties here and eagerly await K's next book instead. ♥

Thank you to the publisher for the review copy! All thoughts are honest and my own.