Really: 3.5 rating.

I'm ALL ABOUT bringing gay rights and equal rights to the forefront and am glad this was the main aspect of the book along with dealing with regret and becoming a better person and that even teens and young people can recognize that in themselves.

Something that did urk me was that the lone Black character in the book sounded WAY too hick for me, especially since the narrator regularly states that she's a redneck from a redneck town. However the sole character of color was the one who sounded it the most. I also felt the character of Jason was more convenient than necessary. At the most essential moments of the book he wasn't needed, but seemed to serve as that necessity of a 'love interest' for Cat, which I think could've been done without as the core of this book was her finding her true self again and reclaiming her friendships over lost time.