I...is “intersectional John Green novel” a genre? Because that’s DEFINITELY what this is. (Not that Green owns the genre, he’s just become the face of thoughtful teenage love stories).
Stone does such a good job with the genuine struggling that her characters do to figure out what they want. None of them are deliberately obtuse, but they also aren’t constantly understanding their own emotions. Their feelings are a real struggle and she does a great job inhabiting their heads. Also, l love her jocks. They’re just so good.
I was pleased to discover this was an actual love triangle (and not a love angle—meaning all points have feelings for one another), although there’s always that part of my brain going “polyamory is a thing, people” but that wasn’t quite the point of the book.
Also, the three narrators for the audiobook were stellar! Definitely listen to this one if you are the kind of person who enjoys listening to some books.