After being held hostage at gunpoint during a convenience store robbery that ends with two deaths and her very identity shaken to the core. Edie tries to start over at a new school, but it turns out to be the same school as the boy who basically saved her life. Drawn together by their shared trauma, they form a friendship which not everyone thinks is the best for Evie. John had a bad reputation and is now looking to reform, turning away from his brother who led him into dealing drugs. Despite Edie's self-doubts and body image issues she and John begin to fall for each other, but his past may not be so far behind him...

A very steamy read and it was nice to see a normal sized girl coming into her own. I do get annoyed with reading about the perfectly cut bodies of teen boys, because hey, not all teen boys are also super fit with "perfect abs" but hey, go girl. I wish this book had a dual POV to get the reader inside John's head, as I felt like he went from "friends to lover" very suddenly and as a reader, I didn't always buy his intentions or actions. The ending also felt a bit rushed, but overall I enjoyed the title.

Thank you to Netgalley for the ARC.