I consider it a bridge between a really good book and another really good book. The bridge has to be strong, but it also needs to lead from the first one to the second one--so some things make absolutely no sense, and tons of new characters have to be introduced. Overall I give it a 4 out of 5: EXCELLENT PLOT OMG. I love how it's split narration between almost all of the characters in the whole story, which you don't find a lot of in these kinds of books. The author is Marissa Meyer and she's amazing. I recommend :)

Picture perfect family,

Hiding all the lies.

Picture perfect memories,

A band aid for the truth.

The image of a loving grandmother,

Who's important to you today?

Shadowed in a cousin's perfection.

Hidden by biased love.

The reflection of a joyful father,

My god how much you've changed.

Daddy's little girl is what people used to see,

a stranger in her eyes is now all you'll ever be.

A photo of a model family,

what people would crave to be.

But the photo is a lie,

why can't people see?

A family filled with mind games, judgement and pain,

Always being told to be strong but wait,

you're wrong unless your opinions are controlled.

What kind of people punish you for having a brain?

People supposed to love you but i guess that we can negotiate.

You're opinions are always wrong, your silence is gold.

Twenty years it took to see there wold never be a gain,

Twenty years of misery and twenty years of hate.

Twenty years to understand i'd never fit in your mould.

Sometimes you have to live life in the rain,

Your support is no longer craved when there are stories to create

and a better life without you is what is foretold.