I slightly adore childhood neighbor romances, and this one is especially endearing. Cricket (the boy) earns Lola's crush after he starts wearing these fancy pants that show he is into clothes (like she is). They have many many months of flirty behavior, then he breaks her heart and moves away to help further his twin's ice skating career. Several years, and one MUCH older boyfriend later, Cricket is BACK. Yup, that crush never went away...

The characters in this novel are fun, fully-fleshed out, and made me love them. So fun to see a character who likes to dress up every day, and also nice to see a character being raised by two dads. Cricket can climb in my window anytime.