Not totally sure what to say about this book. I don't actually like the characters that much. If I met Dexter in real life I would hate him. If I met Emma in real life I'd be irritated by her. However, I found myself rooting for them throughout the story. I like that we get a glimpse into their lives for just one day out of the year, each year. We aren't given a synopsis for the other 364 days that we missed, but we are given enough to truly understand where they are what's going on. It made sense. I liked that their relationship was flawed in so many ways and there were years where they didn't even talk to each other on this one day. It wasn't a particularly romantic story. It wasn't exactly a study on the human condition. It was just a story about two people and what they are to each other. There were many parts that completely resonated with me, and I might have been blinking back some tears there at the end (I've seen the movie, so it wasn't a shock. But it's *very* well written. The after part, that is.). So overall, I enjoyed the book.