,I would like to read the first two books before I read this one..What I did it, this example I got me upset that it ended!! I had forgotten that I only got to read a little bit!The characters are strong and so real, it sounds like it wouldn't take long to follow their lives and find out what happens to the two if them. Love how it is written where you can follow there lives as it is broken up in different stages of their lives. I think this series will stick with me because they seem so real!!