For fans of the book and movie Sooner or Later, this may be a letdown. I just could NOT see Michael and Jess in these characters. Nor could I see Jessie's parents or Grandma. I get the lesson here. Your first love and lover may not withstand the test of time. But there are other novels that tell that story extremely well, such as Forever by Judy Blume. As a pre-teen, I LOVED the movie and Rex Smith, this was not the happy ending that you hope for. I still LOVE the movie and Rex. I know that life doesn't always have happy endings, believe me I do. But I think a lot of fans of Sooner or Later will wish that it had ended better. I'm waiting for Now or Never, and will read it with an open mind. I think that the book is very good, but not for those hardcore Sooner or Later fans. I had to watch the DVD, just to get the bad taste out of my mouth.