I never read the description for this book until I was just about to start reading it and I had no idea it was going to be about high schoolers' lives, to be honest. After I realized that it was just another teen drama book, I wasn't that excited to read it, but I was actually pleasantly surprised. It wasn't amazing or perfect—it was pretty stereotypical and predictable—but it got me to actually care about the characters. Maybe that's why they're called CAREacters... no? Okay, ignore that joke. Anyway, this book made me cry and that's usually a sign of good writing, so I'm giving this book 4 stars (probably more like 3.75 though).