I seriously cannot believe how many people are okay with this. It's cleverly written to make you think it's fine, it's beautiful, it's all good.
That doesn't change the fact that it is what it is: a book about a man grooming and getting sexually involved with a young girl (12/13, y'all.)
The sexual tension starts when she's in ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
This is not a beautiful love story. This is disgusting.
What is wrong with you people?