I was initially very intrigued by this novel. I was curious about a story of a young girl working through the suicide of her father. Soon though, I realized the book hit slightly less than my expectations. I was looking for an emotional and powerful novel of discovery and hope. Instead it focused more on Eddies best friend Milo and his girlfriend, and how much Eddie hated her moms best friend, and her fathers only student and her small crush on him. I was disappointed that this novel was more of a high school, somewhat unrealistic, drama. It had far less depth and contemplation that usually comes with a story line focused on suicide. I was hurt at how the author seemed to almost completely overlook the suicide. Frankly, I was upset the way the suicide of Eddies father was casually approached. If you enjoy a slightly cliché teen novel, this book is for you, but don't read it if you expect to find anything much deeper than that.