Review Detail

What I Liked: This is a well-crafted, well-written story with complex characters that deals with heartbreaking issues like sexual abuse and suicide. Holder and Skye are both enjoyable characters, and so mature I forgot at times that they're still in High School.

What Left Me Wanting More: Holder is eighteen but sounds more like a seasoned therapist when he talks to Skye about what she's been through and how she's handling it. This bothered me because while I don't doubt that there are boys his age who are incredibly mature, I think they are few and far between. I also worry that any girl whose been through what Skye has may expect the Holder in her life to respond in kind which would be unfair to both parties. And the fact that there were no consequences for what happened at her father's house was completely unrealistic.

Final Verdict: This is HOPELESS all over again, just from Holder's POV with some extra material thrown in, which means fans of both the original story and Dean Holder will enjoy it.