This book was an incredibly awkward, at times painful read, in the most beautiful way possible. I love the way that all the characters are connected to each other, even if they themselves do not see it, or even know each other/ feature in the other's story. 

This book was a return trip to high school angst. It contained everything I managed to escape during my own adolescence. They guy I thought was my first love is as close as I get to the stories within. Was it just me or did the church girl remind y'all of one Mercedes Jones of Glee fame (the character not the actress). 

Though I would not read this book again, I think it is one of those prolific, and profound, books that everyone ought to read once. 

4 Claddagh rings out of 5.