Didn't live up to my expectations

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I really enjoyed the author's other book We Were Liars, so I had high expectations for this book. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to them. The plot didn't particularly interest me and I didn't like the writing style. It left me confused about what was actually happening in the story, and although this was probably an intentional choice by the author, it didn't work for me. The characters were okay, although not completely developed in my opinion. I didn't particularly connect with or relate to any of them, and I wasn't rooting for any of the love interests either. I appreciate that the author has tried to represent drug addiction and mental illness in this book, but I thought that could have been deeper as the majority of the book revolved around the romance plot which in the end came to nothing anyway. I can see how others might enjoy this book, but it fell flat for me personally.