I won this book as a giveaway and was very pleased since I'm not sure I would have read it otherwise. It is extremely well written and the subject matter is thought-provoking and compelling. This author really makes you care about the characters. My biggest disappointment is that the book was too short in my opinion. The author could have easily added another 100 pages to the story and fleshed out some of the character relationships more (eg. Carey and Delaney). And, as well as this author writes, I would have loved more. But, that is truly my only criticism and I believe this book is worth reading whether you are a teenager or adult.