I haven't read such a good book in a very long time, to be honest. There are some things you need to know before you get into the story, though, because it might not be for everyone, but if you ignore the classic teacher/student relationship, you might be able to fully enjoy this novel.

So yes, Ashlyn is Daniel Daniel's student, and he's twenty-two next to her nineteen years old (she had to start school late), and it's just like Pretty Little Liars or all those books/TV series about forbidden love. But unlike most of them, the whole school doesn't find out about it and it doesn't become a problem with the parents either. Their love is forbidden, but it stays between them for a very long time.

Like I said, Ashlyn is nineteen. She just lost her twin sister and her mom is in rehab, so she moves with her dad in Wisconsin. Her dad has a new family, and he's also the assistant principal at the local high school, which means he's Daniel's boss. Ashlyn is addicted to classic novels and Shakespeare plays, which is how she and Daniel meet. Well, they meet on a train, but that's beside the point.

Daniel Daniel's (yep, that's his real name!) is an English teacher. He's also in a band whose songs are based off of Shakespeare plays, and you can assume right that he's an English nerd. He just lost his dad, his mom died a couple of years ago, and his brother is in jail.

You can already see the story being written in front of your eyes. The broken boy falls in love with the broken girl, and the other way around. But the novel has so much death, so much pain, and so much love, yet it's so beautifully written that it takes you right in the story. There's just something about it that makes you feel all the characters' emotions, and it's so intense that you might need to take a break every once in a while. Or, if you're like me, you'll read this book in one day.

So on a scale of 5, I rate it 4.5, and it's definitely worth all these stars. As I said, if you start the book thinking that it'll be like all of those repetitive stories, you probably won't even want to finish it. But if you give it a try, you won't be disappointed.