Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.


This book is told from Ryan's perspective. He is a teenager, who due to cerebral palsy in his legs, has to use a wheel-chair. Living in a small town isn't easy. Even his school had to be changed to be inclusive of him specifically as he is the only wheelchair user in his town. The only time he doesn't really feel all that different is when he is swimming. He actually is on the swim team and really good at it too.

One day while he is hanging out in the park, he sees a boy wearing a skirt walking into the water and not coming back up. That's how his life intersects with Jack's, even though rather unwillingly as he acted mostly on instinct by jumping in after him and saving him. 

This is the story of two outsiders, who very unwillingly become something akin to friends, but only due to their shared outsider-status. This is a story about growing up and growing as a person, about learning things about oneself and others and kind of even about friendship. Even if it's not really one, at least not at first.

Personally, I found the story quite interesting, though it is certainly not my favorite story. There were some parts that bothered me, like Cody's constant homophobia, which really grated on my nerves. Ryan was definitely an interesting character and I liked seeing him grow and learn more about him. I also liked that he was quite funny with a dry sense of humor which I greatly enjoyed.

The ending was quite abrupt and not at all what I was expecting, but otherwise, this was certainly a nice story, though it did not pull me in as much as I had hoped it would.