The short of it: You need this book in your life.

You'll need a therapist when you're done with this book. Your book hangover will be so intense that you'll want to cocoon yourself for days. The book takes you through every possible emotion you could have. You'll be smiling like an idiot and sobbing the next. You'll be angry and empathetic. You'll want to beat the crud out of her stepfather and yell at her mother. You may even not understand why things are happening at times.

Both characters and their experiences will ring true to what it's like to be like a teenager. It feels raw. But it's good. So good.