Hard-hitting and edgy YA books have always been what I gravitate too. Tough issues, especially mental illness has always intrigued me and i'll read any book with characters that deal with any type of mental illness. I read clean by Amy Reed last year and loved it, and this one was no exception. I also have Beautiful by Amy Reed sitting on my ever-growing TBR pile and i'm hoping to get to it sometime soon.

I loved the set-up of this book in the way that it was all emails and im's I think it gave a fresh take on the story, and although it dosen't always work, it's a nice change of pace rather then simply reading straight narrative or dialouge. Although i've never had a lot of experience with people that have bipolar disorder i'm familar with the disorder and know the implications of it. I felt like Amy Reed wrote a very true character in Izzie the highs were too high and the lows were too low, and she made the disorder come to life on the pages.

If you like gritty, raw, contemporary YA and haven't read a novel by Amy Reed, then you need too because she is a queen of this genre. I feel like this book is one that needs to be re-read to really get everything there is to get out of this book because the characters are so well-delevoped and deep that you could easily miss something the first time around.