I bought this book because I have read all of Jennifer Weiner's other books. This is the first one she wrote, and I guessed that it had to be great because I absolutely loved all of her other books. I couldn't find it at my local library or for sale anywhere, so I dedcided to try ebay and...voila! There it was....and it did not dissapoint. The charachters are as real-to-life as all of her other stories, and so many parts of the book left me nodding, "yup,I know exactly what she's talking about." I laughed out loud at times, and teared up at times. Now THAT makes a great book. I was not dissapointed and I'm sure plenty of others won't be,either.