There is no doubt that the author can tell a story. My concerns come from the confusion with the idea that the author is an early twenty something with little to no life experience, the fact that she is writing for tweeners, or that she is trying to parody the ultra liberal populace. The amount of time that the characters spend “conflicted” is distracting and downright annoying. This renders the all af the characters unsympathetic leaving the reader ambivalent about the characters survival.