I found this at the Dollar Tree, I've found some really great books there and I thought I'd give this one a try. If there was something between three and four stars, I might have gone with that... I did enjoy the book, but boy the end was a mind blower. I kept reading hoping it was going to say "No that didn't really happen."

I think the style of the writing, though it took some getting used to, was very effective in painting a picture of Billy and the kind of person he is. I think if the story were written differently, say in third person or something, it wouldn't have given such an in depth view into his character.

The Tragic Age has so much going on. Some new love, some old pain and loss, some parental drama, and new friends. But the end is what hit me the hardest. I kept expecting the choices Billy made to be different, and I did not expect the tragedies that actually occurred in the end.