Status Updates From The Little Shadows

We're born to die, but don't know why, or what it's all about,
Young for a day, then old and gray;
Like the rose that buds and blooms ... and fades and falls away,
Life's a very funny proposition, anyway.

'There is no going back,' he said. 'So we keep our eyes open and go forward.'

I've been enjoying this book so far, but why is it soooo long.
Also the romantic relationships seem way too easy to ignite for everybody... is that realistic??

Urgh why do I have a pang of homesickness? The character relationships are so beautiful and real it makes me cry. I wanna hug them all