This book saved my life.
Not kidding, as negative as some people here are certainly likely to be. When I read this book, I was a sophomore in high school and I was in a very dark place. I was dealing with issues of depression and motivation; all I could really do was play video games, etc. There was a girl I liked too, and even though I've been trying to lose a little weight, (I'm not morbidly obese or anything, just someone that could stand to lose a pound or two) she really couldn't accept feelings for me and ended up putting me in the friendzone. How did she do it? The Facebook block button. Yeah, cringe, I know. Anyway.
Reading this book changed me. It's a testament I think to the power of YA literature. Spoiler alert now. At the end of the novel, when the girl dies, it made me realize a lot about my own problems. While I had been having suicidal thoughts before, and honestly was afraid that I was a danger to other people in my life, reading what happened made me realize so much. First, people can die at any time. The only one you can look after is yourself. Secondly, relying too much on women, like I did, is a pretty shitty thing all around. You can't really on women for very much, at least not ones in this generation, due to general cultural degradation and whatnot. It isn't even me saying it is the girls fault that she didn't want me. Or that Alexa died in a car crash, possibly a suicide after betraying the main character. The lesson is a lawful neutral. It means that it doesn't matter if it is or isn't... only what you can take from it, using the context to focus on yourself and move forward.
Hope that story helped some other people. Answering any questions.
Also, general YA thread! :)
