This books looks into its past and its present, alternating between chapters. I liked this style as it let us gradually discover more about the plot and characters through these "flashbacks." At the heart of the book is a real, raw, and beautiful, yet gripping love story. The other story lines tie in hauntingly with the love story, emerging the reader in a book that you just can't put down. Its one fault is that the ending seems a bit unrealistic, as if the author tied it up with a big, pretty bow.