4.5 / 5 stars

Content Warnings: cancer, death, drugs, attempted sexual assault, panic attack, underage drinking, drunkenness, & vomit.

I've read this book twice now. The first as an eBook and the second as an audiobook.

While this book deals with some heavy topics, it's not completely depressing throughout. There are lots of fun and lighthearted moments.

There were a lot of times that I felt bad for Rachel because she just had so many hard things to deal with at once.

One of my favorite parts were the emails sent between Rachel and Jake. They made me really want to get to know Jake better.

Jake as a character was so cute and endearing. I loved how nerdy he could be and how well he and Rachel clicked from the very beginning.

Besides the main characters, I actually really liked several of the side characters. Freddy, Aurora, and Haze were all great additions to the story.

I felt bad for Haze at times, but then his actions towards Rachel made me mad. I could understand where he was coming from, but his responses to Rachel were not appropriate.

Aurora was an amazing roommate, and I love how she got along so well with everyone including Rachel's dad.

I actually liked Freddy a lot more than I expected. He was constantly trying to be a good dad, but he wasn't perfect. Even though he didn't really know what he was doing, I thought he was mostly a good dad.

Overall, I enjoyed this book a lot and would recommend it!