As an avid reader and who has prided herself in finishing books, no matter how awful they are, I can honestly say, finishing this book was my most taxing reading challenge to date.First, it's obvious that the reader was trying to capitalize on our nation's obsession the the O.J. Simpson trial-ie a "white girl" marrying a black sports star entrenched in the "white" social scene. However, her lack of originality and LONG drawn out attemps to make parallels would put the most uninteligent reader to sleep.I aslo thought the character was so naieve that she could have passed for a ten year old child. The plot was also poorly written throughout its duration-not just at the end, which is obvious(no guessing on this one).I would urge readers to seek out books with more developed story lines and less corny verbage -ie:" I was not always a white girl. I used to be just Charlotte". Goofy!!!!!