This book was difficult for me to rate. There were some things I really appreciated about the book, and others I didn't.

Things I liked:
At first, I was nervous to read a story about a blind protagonist as it was written by a sighted author. I wasn't sure if the representation of a visually-impaired character would be authentic. And to be honest, I'm still not quite 100% sure. However, it was obvious in reading the book and from the author's note at the end, he did a vast amount of research in crafting this story, and it seems like he tried very hard to write an authentic book. I really liked all of the conversations about depth perception and perspective and concepts that sighted people take for granted, like colors and shapes.

Will was an interesting protagonist, even though he could be a little petulant at times. Maybe it's because I'm older than the desired demographic of readers for this book (and also a mother), but I actually found myself siding with his mom on some of their arguments. Don't get me wrong, she definitely rubbed me the wrong way, especially early on in the book, but I got it.

I liked the friendship between Will and Cecily. I don't know if I was ready for the big 'I Love You' at the end of the book, but I liked their relationship for the most part.


Things I didn't like:
Will's friends, especially Nick. He was better near the end of the book, but there was a whole conversation about Will's dad being a urologist that I thought was totally unnecessary and added nothing to the story. Ion and Whitford were pretty bland. Cecily was the only friend with a decent personality.

I didn't like Will's attitude when he found out that he's been lied to about Cecily's looks. So he can forgive all of the friends, who said she was stunning and a 'hot babe', but Cecily, who never actually lied to him, he shuns. Kind of a dick move.

I also had a problem with the ending. It felt a little rushed to me, as though the author wasn't quite sure how to end it. And then to add a last chapter where we find out that he apparently is going to retain his sight? What was the point of saying he might lose it just to find out in the last chapter that no...just kidding! He's fine!!

All in all, this was a quick read, and I would be interested to see what the author comes out with in the future.