ARC Kindly provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Holy wow that ending! Seriously? I MUST. HAVE. BOOK. TWO. NOW.

I enjoyed reading this book, it was light-hearted and fun to read, and it was great to get to know the different characters from their perspectives in their own chapters.

I must say that Ellie and Grant were my favourites, but Charlie was a very loveable character as well (and the revelation about him towards the end was something I wasn't suprised at and had kind of expected as I had read more of the book). Devon was a character that I wasn't really sure if I liked or not, mostly because of her attitude towards things. By the end though I was glad for the way she seemed to have grown and made some realisations about how she was acting, specifically about Grant and Charlie.

The big thing for me was the ending, that cliffhanger, seriously. And for it to be caused by a character that I'm sure many others, like myself, had thought was a decent person?!

This book does have the serious concepts of high school/college life included: like sex, drugs, scholarships (and how people rely on them), family scandals, self confidence among other things as well.

I enjoyed how this book was a light read but touched on these subjects without flitting over them, but still made the point of realising the consequences of specific actions when in these situations. The characters were fun to read and I look forward to the next book in the series. I definitely want to see how things play out.

Would recommend this one for sure.