The first chapter of this book is what really won me over. It's different, and weird—good-weird (see what I did there? Hahah!).

The author was able to show different aspects of getting through life in two alternating point of views. It was so good and so real. It sheds light to people who are grieving; those who can't seem to accept the painful truth, and how they need to be stronger than they were before. It sheds light to people like David; people who have autism, and how they are not, in any way, less of a person. It sheds light to the hardships of high school; surviving it and what happens next. It also sheds light to people who are having midlife crisis, that even parents are able to feel loneliness even when they seem to have everything.


David Drucker is such a pure and brilliant individual. His point of view is really a breath of fresh air (I definitely agree with Kit on this one!) He's different, there's no doubt about that. But that doesn't mean we should shun him (and people like him), or look down on him just because he's not your typical teenage boy.

"And since when is normal a requirement for high school?"

It took an unfortunate event for Kit to take a seat next to David, for them to start talking, and for Kit to realize that David is actually a good person, and not the negative words he's been labeled with. With this, I believe Kit realized that these labels do nothing good, and that it only acts as a hindrance in getting to know people and seeing the beauty of different kinds of friendship.

"What if we took the time to get to know some of the kids in the other cliques, like the artsy types or the theater dorks? What if we all jumped out of our boxes and chewed up our stupid labels? Who would we discover?"

Also, the plot twist in the end was something I did not anticipate, but just like what David thought, it makes perfect sense.

That was why Kit was so emotional every time she thinks about the death of her father (not only because she loved him).

This book is really different from what I imagined it would be, but that makes me like it even more.
Also, can I just say that this book has such a gorgeous cover!