I read the book first and loved it. I was so excited to watch the show but was so disappointed. The story was changed so much that it wasn't quite the same. Mia wasn't a Virgin and I don't remember her having any sexual partners in the book, but the show made her a bisexual with multiple one night stands. Mia was also turned into a black woman who was tormented by injustice due to race and poverty where as the book showed her as a confident independent woman. They also changed Izzy's character from a misunderstood teenager into a tormented gay girl. Pearl character was also changed as was the ending of the book. Not a fan of the show, a disservice to the author.