I really did enjoy this book. The writing was superb and she manages to balance out the sides to each story. In a book like this I find that I have to judge based on how much the plot moves me emotionally - for good or for bad. Unfortunately some of the ways the plot led made me feel rather conflicted and uncomfortable, leading me to give this one a rating lower than it could have potentially had. If there were half scores, I would give it a 3.5. I had quite powerful opinions that formed throughout the development of the story. The case of assisted suicide is presented quite well. Even though I found myself often torn about Maggie's death, I could understand the pain. Though I could never put myself in the position of either Jamie or Maggie with regard to her death, I could see how such a tragic illness could tear two people apart. I did find it slightly distracting that the book began to sway more heavily towards the relationship between Cam and Mia. I felt that the focus left the Jamie story line too much and I was absolutely disgusted by Cam. He wants to have his cake and eat it too. I found it highly upsetting. I would've changed a few things about the story to make it more palatable, but she does keep it realistic. Though I may not like the way things turned out, this is the way that they certainly could've occurred in real life. I just felt disappointed in the development of Allie's character. I found her so charismatic and loving at the beginning. I hated to see her become more and more of a doormat as things progressed.