The strongest points of this book are definitely the characters, their relationships and all the diversity that we get within them, and I really enjoyed its pervading message of not devaluing yourself for the sake of others, not being a people-pleaser above all and living for yourself while trusting yourself and your heart. However, it did still end up as a middle-of-the-road read, and I feel like that's mainly because of the pacing issues and the very quick, unsatisfying finale.

It did give exactly what I was looking for, which was a light, fun summery read - but again, I feel like personally I just need to start honing in on the YA that I really love, and try to consume it a little more sparingly in the future.