This book has everything that I try to avoid when reading a book. A love story plot line, where every other word that comes out of the authors mouth is how much they love and care about a significant other. A main character as a girl, I don't like how the author makes them act or talk, just irritates me. I also don't read books that usually have a lot to do with school, I spend so much of my time in school and worrying about it that reading about it just doesn't spark and interest. And yet this book mainly is a combination of all three and I really enjoyed it. The author teaches you that relationships and family can and will stick together if the bond is strong enough through any disastrous event no matter how big or small. I would recommend this to all the readers out there that are seeking a good read and a book that is impossible to stop and put down.