Why didn't I like this book? Apparently it has tons of accolades? I've seen lots of people say they'd have their kid read this. Probably wouldn't make my kids, though. Maybe it's just me.

The main character Sutter is supposed to be a charming, fun-loving guy with a few demons. Totally fine. However, having this teen character narrate the book was kind of painful (and he's so not charming). It's only his perspective. I've read teen books from the teen's POV, and this guy's voice was irritating. And I didn't get much of his emotions or caring for Aimee because she was drawn so one-note (thus demonstrating how little Sutter cared for her in my estimation) that I already KNOW the movie is better than this book because a movie is not from his POV. I kept wanting more from Aimee and less from Sutter... Sutter's unlikable narration ranks up there with Sally Jay from Elaine Dundy's The Dud Avocado. And I have nothing against unlikable character narrators (see Ford Maddox Ford's The Good Soldier).

The good thing is it was a quick read!