The book follows eventual couple Lulu and Alex through four days within their high school experience, but each of these days is placed at your part. Over the course of four years, emulating the high school experience, readers will see Lulu and Alex hate each other, be hopelessly in love, try their best to be friends, and ultimately settle down into the beginnings of an adult relationship.

I thought this book was extremely well written, and the ways in which Keneally played with the storylines allowed for me to grasp onto the inner workings of each day and their importance to the bigger picture. In addition, the flow was precise, and the dual point of view was a nice touch because the reader was keen on what both of them were feeling at any given point in time. My favorite part of this work was how the characters move through time and you can see them mature as they get older, which is not always something that is carried out efficiently in literature. An example of this would be when Alex and Lulu are in New York for their junior year field trip, and they end up spending the day together as exes, but still enjoying each other’s company, because they have the emotional maturity and intelligence to not let that impact their experiences. 

As seen throughout this blog and the rest of my reviews, most people know that I love a well thought out, sappy, happy ending. This is exactly what happens in this work, but it is done so in a way that presents Lulu and Alex with an adult problem in the form of figuring out how they are going to proceed with a long distance relationship. This is something that is a very common real world experience, and it ultimately gives the book a very humanistic feel. As someone who has seen a long distance relationship play out in their own life, it was easy for me to understand how both of them were feeling about the situation.

Although this book can be characterized as just another young adult romantic comedy, Keneally does a fabulous job of working through teenage emotion by highlighting how different phases of relationship can impact experiences. This is not my favorite work of hers, but it is definitely worth the read for its intended audience.

I rated it a three out of five stars, and cannot wait for the next work by her on my list.