How far would you go to save your best friend?

Eric lost weight once he joined the high school swim team (though he is still referred to as a whale, his nickname even being Moby) but Sarah Byrnes still has her scars. Their mutual ugliness had sealed their friendship when they were younger, though Eric's weight loss has left them shaky they remain close...Until the day Sarah Byrnes stops talking. Now she's locked up in a psych ward and it's up to Eric to put together her secrets.

This book was very heartfelt and genuine. Now one look at my shelves will tell you SF/F is my bread and butter so don't get me wrong when I say this but sometimes the emotions in those stories are a bit overblown. Arguably that's justifiable, the scale of those books is so large. (Save humanity/ the world / the UNIVERSE) So every now and again it's nice to read something smaller, more ordinary and intimate and understated. This is a book about growing up, devotion, understanding and mostly courage in all its many faces. I will warn there are some descriptions of abuse that may be triggering for some.

Overall a good read, highly recommended.