The fact that I'm still fuming about it a year later doesn't even surprise me, considering that this book put me off reading for months after. He's very 'in her face' instead of being respectful and slowly working Tessa into having someone around.

The character is experiencing feelings that relate back to the flashback, or you're in the middle of a chapter and it's important to explain in detail what happened for the following scenes to make sense contextually. By neglecting to actually address and correct these misbeliefs not only is Abbie ignoring her own advice, but it actually leaves readers with the impression that "Yeah, she can't do that because she blind" when actually her blindness isn't the reason, it's her attitude.As a high school English teacher, I also feel that this will be a great addition to our school library due to the content and the powerful message of hope and resilience.

I thought Tessa wasn't developed quite as well, and there were things about her that seemed to be obvious attempts to make her character more interesting.Maybe it was my one-star experience there that turned me off, or maybe I just got tired of seeing the same old problems in books written for that age group. I highlighted a quote I liked, and although the writing never wowed me, I was happy to keep on reading. If I’m not at the dance studio, which isn’t very often, I’m probably doing homework, practicing guitar, watching Gilmore Girls or reading. It's a book with a precious hate to love couple that takes place in a small town and involves waffles and poetry and finding hope in the darkness. And sometimes, the metaphors didn't make any sense or weren't ever explained (“I can smell the fragrance of midnight in the air.