I must have read this book at least three times between the ages of 14 - 16, and when the library weeded it, I picked it up at their book sale.

And now, I'm really not sure why. It's not badly written, just boring. Ellie plods about her first year at art school, only making default friends (the only two kids in her class, and the first guy she kisses at a party) and doing absolutely nothing with her time other than drawing. Maybe I thought she was cool? She isn't. Maybe I was intrigued by the idea of how easy it was to meet someone and sleep with them? That part is true, and therefore no longer interesting.

I think it's one of those books you really have to read at the right age or you won't ever sink into it.