Sarah is ready to get out and learn what "real" life is like, to leave her Mennonite community behind and experience the outside world full force. She has no desire to get married and start popping out babies. Instead she heads out and starts her academic life at college studying archaeology. She experiences a bit of culture shock her first day, but determines to plow through it all and make the best of it. It seems to take a turn for the better when her professor takes a personal interest in her and they develop a bit of a friendship that may lead to more. But there is also the intriguing tattooed boy that always sits in the back of the room - she is drawn to him as well. Sarah was an interesting character, although I wasn't a very big fan of her friend and roommate, Naomi. Sarah tries to hold onto some of her basic family values but finds pressure all over the place to conform with the rest of society. She doesn't always make the right choices, but I enjoyed seeing her decision making process - or lack there of at times. Naomi I found to be a bit annoying. Constantly trying to change Sarah, but saying that she accepts her just as she is at the same time. It was an interesting dynamic to say the least. Adam and Tyr, her two potential boys, are a study in opposites. I didn't like either of them at first, but they are both quite complicated (as boys naturally are) in their own ways as well. Sarah will need to try and find a way to balance the men in her life, her studies, and her very traditional family. At time this tended to drag the story down a little as it dwelt a little too long on some of the issues. I did enjoy that it made a point of bringing up so many issues, I just disliked hearing the hashed out over and over. - See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2013/09/book-tour-like-falling-by-jaden-wilkes.html#sthash.utksYbhp.dpuf