Neto Buiquenbur Buiquenbur itibaren Krutniv, Ternopil's'ka oblast, Ukrayna itibaren Krutniv, Ternopil's'ka oblast, Ukrayna

"Before you leave," I told them, "I would like to conduct a brief symposium on love." I took out a red marker--I mean, why not?--and wrote the word love on the board. "Here we have it," I said. "Love. It exists in this pristine state, upholding its ideals. But then...along come words." I wrote words over and over again, all around the dry erase board, including over the word love. "And feelings." I wrote feelings in the same way, crisscrossing it on top of everything I'd already written. "And expectations. And history. And thoughts. Help me out here Boomer." We wrote each of these words at least twenty times each. The result? Pure illegibility. Not only was love gone, but you couldn't make out anything else, either. I thought this book was going to be good. I thought it was going to be amusing, but pretty much like a chick flick and just light, happy reading. I was very happy to find myself proven wrong. This book had much more to it than I was expecting. Dash and Lily were very realistic, each with their own fears and problems. They had to deal with serious questions that everyone asks themselves at one point or another, and they found the answers they were searching for. There was one part of the story that I found a little unbelievable, and that was Dash's quick change of heart after his first meeting with Lily. His decision seemed completely out of character to me. As a teacher, I would like to have this book on hand to pass along, but I cannot see myself teaching this title. The storyline was enjoyable, but I am not sure about what I would address with this book. I do think that it has some ideas about relationships that can be insightful for young adults, but I think that they should be found by students personally.