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IF I'm being honest (when am I not honest haha?), I found Ryan Dean to be a huge knob. And that's putting it lightly. He spends half the book whining about how much he dislikes other people but is a huge hypocrite and doesn't see those same traits in himself. He was a dick. There were no proper descriptions of the characters, I don't really know what anyone looked like. I am sure the writing was meant to convey the inner machinations of a fourteen year old boys brain, but it just came of as misogynistic douchebaggery. There was not one description of a female character that didn't completely objectify them by calling them 'hot' or 'freaking hot' or 'hot in a moustached way'; I am sure it was meant to be funny and cute, but I just hated it.

The only character I liked was Joey because he was amazing and honest. I liked the story of this book as well and although it wasn't my favourite by a long shot, it was enjoyable to read. The writing was okay but I much prefer a little more description and a little less dialogue. That could just be me though, who knows.

I don't really have much to say about this book. I hated the ending because it just sort of ends, there's not really anything to it. It was probably supposed to make me cry or something but it just didn't fit with the rest of the story. It seemed like it had been done just for the shock value so I don't know.

I'm kind of upset that I didn't like this book because I had heard so many great things about it. Mainly, I disliked Ryan Dean as a person and that really diminished my enjoyment. I thought the illustrations were a really nice addition to the story; they were cute and fun, making it feel more real. I still enjoyed it though and think Andrew Smith is a talented writer- this book just didn't showcase it.