Spread a little thin, imo, between sexy times and backstory and main plotline. But I enjoyed the essay excerpts, though on my first read I was left a little confused as to whether

Spoiler

Jeremiah was actually her son or not

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UPDATE: This book held up pretty well upon re-reading a few years later, when I was in the middle of my own college admissions journey! At this point I felt like I was better able to appreciate it, with a more mature understanding of the characters and themes.