I really enjoyed this. I like teen mysteries/thrillers, and this one delivered on many levels. The drama feels real (and maybe slightly over the top), the characters are true teens (though meaner than those I'd want to be around), and the romance is complicated. Rufus is a sympathetic main character, and there were times when I wished I could step in and just make life a little less painful for him. He's a fighter too, which is even better. Sebastian isn't quite as sympathetic to me, but he does everything in his power to prove his feelings for Rufus, which removed some of the tarnish from his past. There's a lot of selfishness and stupidity among the other characters, but I think those are traps that rich teens probably fall into (when their parents try to give them everything but actual love and respect). Overall, I definitely enjoyed it, and I'd read more by this author.

You guys, this book had my <i>favorite</i> things and my <i>favorite</i> suspense mystery things and then some: a sarcastic, smart, flawed narrator who's been through hell and keeps going in a self-aware way - check; unreliable, shady, and multidimensional characters up the wazoo, left and right, good side and bad side, shady side and unshady side, and everything in between- check; sizzling chemistry - check; good sleuthing, but imperfect with a side admitting when you've made a terrible choice or not thought something through - check; page-turning suspense - double check; awesome side characters - check; and shady rich people and family drama - triple check! I enjoyed Roehig's Last Seen Leaving, and this was even better. I hope he continues writing this genre, because we desperately need well-written, suspenseful, diverse mysteries and thrillers, and he's been a delight to discover.

<b>tl;dr</b>: This kind of reminded me of a gayer, male Veronica Mars in the best of ways. <3