I really wanted to like this book far more than I did. The truth is that it's well-written and brings you into the characters' lives pretty well. That's why I gave it four stars.But honestly? I found that I couldn't like the characters very much. Protagonist and first-person narrator Nate is a well-to-do, trust fund baby playboy-cum-artist who is so completely spineless that when his brand-new girlfriend tells him he's no longer to speak with his best friend, Emi? He acquiesces. No real friend would do such a thing.And, of course, it's apparent to everyone but dimwit Nate that he's actually in love with Emi. By the end of the book, Emi finally gets it, too -- after being in a couple of very abusive relationships.Lori Otto leaves a cliffhanger ending on this tale, as it leads into two more books. Her writing is really outstanding, but I found her two leads so unlikeable that I don't really care what happens to them. :-(
 - Lori L. Otto)
