(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.)

Missing the last train home, Beatrix finds herself on the Owl - San Francisco's night bus - and meets a boy who turns her summer plans upside-down. Jack is charming, drop-dead sexy… and possibly one of San Francisco's most notorious graffiti artists, daubing beautiful words in gold in locations across the city. Beatrix herself has an incredible artistic talent and is determined to become a medical illustrator. Across midnight buses, blog posts and through her artwork, Beatrix unravels the enigma that is Jack while the two of them fall passionately in love. But will the secrets Jack stubbornly guards come back to haunt him? Or will Bex's own complex family fall apart first?

There was so much to love about this book that it almost feels like I should be just saying "READ IT!!!" rather than trying to write a description of it...

Let's quickly touch on the positives and you will see why this is a novel that is best read than reviewed:

* A Y/A novel that broaches the subject of mental health,
* Minorities are actually included and not ridiculed,
* Art plays a big part in this story - and that is a graffiti artist AND a corpse-drawer (you'd have to read it to find out what that is...)
* Dialogue is brilliant - quite possibly the best dialogue I have read in a YA book.

As you can see, so much to appreciate in this novel.

My only complaint, and it will always result in a loss of a star is the "insta-romance"- not a fan, never a fan...


Paul
ARH