Honestly, I thought it was a waste of my time. The premise was off to begin with. (Is she telling the truth? Is she lying? You never really know.) Second, I (the adult, not the teenager) came away feeling mineral and sullied. I think literature should uplift and educate, and I felt like this book did just the opposite. There are so many good books in this world, I'd rather my child read something else. I would hardly encourage a friendship with Micah, at least one where you listen to 384 pages of her lies (some pretty disturbing). Why would I want my child to sit through that?