I was sent this novel from Scholastic in exchange for an honest review. This does not change my opinion in any way.

CW: suicide, homophobia, death (graphic).

Heartbreaking, comical, and a real tear-jerker. This novel was so good and pulled at my heart in many ways. Marley and Christopher have a relationship that I became easily invested in (like Marley). Through flashbacks of two months and the present "now", we learn about Marley's very, very bad thing and his relationship with Christopher, a new student at his school who comes from a famous Reverend, therefore, a conservative family who is very unaccepting of his sexuality.

The characters are very fun and realistic. Overall, I just really enjoyed this novel yet it broke me into a million pieces. It's rare that I cry at a book and it was inevitable by reading the title that I'd cry but I definitely wasn't ready for this tearjerker.

Highly recommend if you're looking for an LGBTQ+ novel.