This story was so heartbreaking. I cried multiple times in this story, both for the pain these two experienced, but also for the happiness they ultimately could experience. 

Sydney and Oliver were everything to each other. I did find that Sydney was a little "manic pixie dream girl"-esque for me, she was all over the place at times! I understood where she was coming from, with her worries about being in a relationship with Oliver, but I did think that her back and forth was whiplash for the reader and Oliver. I did like Oliver getting to know this new world he was in and that there was a passage of time for him to acclimatize to his new world. 

I thought the side characters in this book were interesting and liked seeing how they were fitting into the main characters' lives. There is a mystery/suspense aspect to this story, but I felt that there wasn't enough build-up for it. At times I felt like it was more of an afterthought. 

This was a heartbreaking, emotional book. These childhood best friends were put through some of the hardest things. Watching them come out the other side and end up happy, put a smile on my face.