Annabelle used to have everything—popularity, friends, and a stable home life. She used to be the girl that everybody else wanted to be. But one night changed everything. Now the new school year is beginning, and Annabelle has to try to face what happened on her own. That is, until she meets Owen, a music obsessed, radical truth telling, reformed bad boy.

Beautiful. Just beautiful. I love this book! I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve read it, I love it that much. I didn’t realize how much I quote this book on a daily basis until I was rereading it and marking quotes. It’s definitely in my top 5 all-time favorites.

The story is amazing. I loved learning about Annabelle’s modeling and Owen’s music and how their two worlds collided. I loved how they learned so much from each other and really paid attention to what the other person was saying. The number of times they referenced/quoted their previous conversations, even their first conversation, just shows how much they care about each other.

I loved all the drama within Anabelle’s family and her struggle to try to make life easier for everybody else. And although I may not be enlightened, Owen’s approach to music is inspirational. I also couldn’t get enough of his radical honesty and anger management references. It’s all so weird. And random. But… it works.

All of the characters were amazing. Not just Anabelle and Owen, but their family and friends too. Especially Owen’s little sister, Mallory. She was so sweet and funny. And I loved that we got to see how they all affected each other’s lives.

This book does have a lot of time jumps and backstory that may seem a little drawn out (especially compared to the beautiful moments between Annabelle and Owen), but it pulls the whole story together. It’s so necessary in piecing together all the metaphors and deeper meanings. This is so much more than just a romance. It’s light hearted and funny, but also deep and tragic. Do yourself a favor, and go read it.