The writing and the character development are great. The narration was fantastic. The story was beyond uncomfortable. It was an extremely inappropriate and abusive relationship portrayed as some kind of epic love story. I had heard so many great things about this book, but I didn’t really know what it was about. I was really taken by surprise at the actual content of the book and how people can see the relationship between these 2 characters as anything resembling sweet or romantic. I listened to the entire thing, hoping at some point there would be some realization within the content of the book as to why this relationship was wrong, but it never came. There is no scenario in my mind where a 13/14 year old can consent to any kind of sexual relationship with someone in their mid twenties. I couldn’t believe that all but a couple of characters endorsed this relationship and kept talking about it like it was, again, some kind of epic love story. No. Just no. I have so much running through my head about this book, but I’m having trouble getting it all out. it was a thought-provoking book, but it certainly didn’t challenge my thoughts on whether or not a relationship like this should ever be considered appropriate.