Sukie is an incredible character. When you first encounter her, you feel that she truly has a great life: she has a beautiful, brand-new house with her own bathroom (what teenager wouldn't kill for that?!) a lovely mother, a super-cool, fun father and so much more. She is a straight-A student, and drop-dead gorgeous with killer hair. However, like most things and people that appear perfect on the surface, we gradually are let into Sukie's real, inner world, where things are rapidly going downhill. Ephron addresses so many of the issues that teens the world over experience: feeling isolated even when surrounded by one's peers, anger and guilt, budding love. It's all done in a very sensitive way that feels so real and you find yourself absolutely falling in love with Sukie, wanting to take care of her and nurture her back to happiness. I found myself thinking about Sukie and what was going to happen to her when I wasn't reading often. Don't miss this book.