I recieved this book via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review
One promposal goes up in flames, literally. Hank meets Peyton the day after his failed promposal. Peyton becomes a big part of Hank's life. Though, Peyton is not who Hank thinks he knows.

This story turns modern-day Cinderella when Amanda Carlisle creates a survey to find who the mysterious house-burner is. Hank becomes #456 to try to take Amanda to prom.

Reul took the time to describe her characters specifically their attire. That was something that stood out to me. I like to imagine characters and getting to know what they wear on a daily basis was really great.

Abuse and alcoholism are touched on in this book. As well as a family dealing with tragedy. It was written very well, had me almost on the verge of tears.

Hank writes comics to escape his reality. His love for superheros was something I loved! I felt it was very different to see that in a character. I liked how it tied into his college plans.

I'm still taken back from this book because of all it's surprises. However, this book was predictable, and I did slightly predict some of the twists.

In the end, I didn't agree with Hank's decisions. [more to come...]

Character development was okay in this book. We do see Hank develop, but the biggest character development was within his father.

Overall, I enjoyed this read! It was very dark at times, and happy too. I was laughing and I really connected to the characters. This was a good debut novel and I'm excited to see what's next for Reul!