A 14 year old girl named Coleen Falls in love with myterious man that appeared on the side of the road. Htey fall in love and he tells her that he is from another reality and wants to take her with him. The author's intent is to have you sympathize with the characters and their points of view. The background is detailed and affects the atmosphere. The focus of story is on action, situations, and events.
Characterization focuses on several characters of different sexes whose lives are intertwined.
The characters are developed over time. There are series characters, followed through and developed over several related novels. There are memorable and important secondary characters. The book will leave you feeling anxious, agitated, disturbed. The book is sophisticated, complex, experimental.