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Thank you so much to Edward Underhill, St Martins and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book!
I had heard early buzz about this book so when the opportunity came to read it, I jumped at.
I am Miles. I am trans. I am gay. This music belongs to me.
Miles Jacobson is 16 years old and recently came out as trans and 2 weeks later his boyfriend Shane of a year broke up with him. Miles was not convinced they were over and made a new year resolution to win him back and to beat his big competitor in a piano competition. What Miles did not expect was to meet new student Eric and his feelings be tested. Did he really want Shane? Would dating Eric make Shane jealous?
Being a teenager is not easy. I was a teenager at the start of the 21st century and it wasn't easy then and now with the internet, cell phones and social media it makes it that much harder. I am also fascinated while reading current coming of age books because it has to tackle all that comes with those technology advances. We got to see some of those hardships when Miles read unkind words about him and thought he handled it as best as he could. I love that he was able to go to a friend and reported it even without being explicitly told to do so. It was a small moment that I thought was really nicely done.
"Do you see me as a guy?" "Miles," he says, "I see you as everything you tell me you are or want to be."
Eric was such a wonderful character for Miles. He is such a cinnamon roll and was just the perfect person that Miles needed at that time in his life. When Eric suggests them fake date to go to a party, the gasp that let out of my mouth as I was not expecting that! I thought it was just going to be a friends to lover not fake dating - friends to lover! So that was a pleasant surprise. He just loved Miles for all that he is and never wanted him to be anything more or less. I was a bit bummed that Miles was kind of half in the relationship because he was still concerned about Shane. But then I have to remind myself that they are 16 and they are going to make LOTS of mistakes and grow from there.
Another major plot throughout the story is Miles practicing and gearing up for a classical piano competition. He has a new piano teacher, new identity and was trying to figure out what brings him joy. Because ultimately what brought him joy would shine through while performing. I love his relationship with his piano teacher. She was quirky and honest and made him be better.
I just really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to my audience and to my friends. It just made me smile a lot and gave me all the feels. I am going to end with this beautiful quote: "Love can transcend short hair and clothes and pronouns and see who you really are."
PS - This cover is STUNNNINGGG! I love the bright peach cover that will definitely be standing out!
I had heard early buzz about this book so when the opportunity came to read it, I jumped at.
I am Miles. I am trans. I am gay. This music belongs to me.
Miles Jacobson is 16 years old and recently came out as trans and 2 weeks later his boyfriend Shane of a year broke up with him. Miles was not convinced they were over and made a new year resolution to win him back and to beat his big competitor in a piano competition. What Miles did not expect was to meet new student Eric and his feelings be tested. Did he really want Shane? Would dating Eric make Shane jealous?
Being a teenager is not easy. I was a teenager at the start of the 21st century and it wasn't easy then and now with the internet, cell phones and social media it makes it that much harder. I am also fascinated while reading current coming of age books because it has to tackle all that comes with those technology advances. We got to see some of those hardships when Miles read unkind words about him and thought he handled it as best as he could. I love that he was able to go to a friend and reported it even without being explicitly told to do so. It was a small moment that I thought was really nicely done.
"Do you see me as a guy?" "Miles," he says, "I see you as everything you tell me you are or want to be."
Eric was such a wonderful character for Miles. He is such a cinnamon roll and was just the perfect person that Miles needed at that time in his life. When Eric suggests them fake date to go to a party, the gasp that let out of my mouth as I was not expecting that! I thought it was just going to be a friends to lover not fake dating - friends to lover! So that was a pleasant surprise. He just loved Miles for all that he is and never wanted him to be anything more or less. I was a bit bummed that Miles was kind of half in the relationship because he was still concerned about Shane. But then I have to remind myself that they are 16 and they are going to make LOTS of mistakes and grow from there.
Another major plot throughout the story is Miles practicing and gearing up for a classical piano competition. He has a new piano teacher, new identity and was trying to figure out what brings him joy. Because ultimately what brought him joy would shine through while performing. I love his relationship with his piano teacher. She was quirky and honest and made him be better.
I just really enjoyed this book and will be recommending it to my audience and to my friends. It just made me smile a lot and gave me all the feels. I am going to end with this beautiful quote: "Love can transcend short hair and clothes and pronouns and see who you really are."
PS - This cover is STUNNNINGGG! I love the bright peach cover that will definitely be standing out!
Thank you to PRH audio for the complimentary copy of this book!
I had been wanting to read this one for awhile because hello look at this cover!
It was chosen as a book club pick so it was perfect for me to finally read it.
I absolutely loved it! Family dramas are always so fun as you never know who you are supposed to trust. I thought the author did a great job narrating. I thought the pace of the book worked out really well. The 2nd half of the audio went by fast as the games really took off. I love when the audio changes its sound when its a different media, in this case you could tell when they were talking on the phone or when Harry was listening to a tape.
If you are into rich family with a killer twist that involves games that are not board games then definitely check this out.
I am looking forward to the book club discussion for this.
I had been wanting to read this one for awhile because hello look at this cover!
It was chosen as a book club pick so it was perfect for me to finally read it.
I absolutely loved it! Family dramas are always so fun as you never know who you are supposed to trust. I thought the author did a great job narrating. I thought the pace of the book worked out really well. The 2nd half of the audio went by fast as the games really took off. I love when the audio changes its sound when its a different media, in this case you could tell when they were talking on the phone or when Harry was listening to a tape.
If you are into rich family with a killer twist that involves games that are not board games then definitely check this out.
I am looking forward to the book club discussion for this.
I am going to keep this short and sweet.
I think this may have been too high level for my little brain.
I probably should've paired this with the text because it was hard to follow at some points.
When I understood, it was great.
I would check this out if you need a quick audiobook, 3 timelines spanning lifetimes, okay with pandemic talk, multiple narrators and maybe even some time travel?
I think this may have been too high level for my little brain.
I probably should've paired this with the text because it was hard to follow at some points.
When I understood, it was great.
I would check this out if you need a quick audiobook, 3 timelines spanning lifetimes, okay with pandemic talk, multiple narrators and maybe even some time travel?
Reread: You are reading correctly. I did a reread of this via audio because I needed to know if this held up from back when I read it in January. Turns out it does. Of course Julie Wehlan kicks butt with the audio nailing down both Wyn & Harriet.
I also did this reread to help pinpoint my order of Emily Henry books. And it is clear, I just love them all. Emily Henry just writes the book boyfriends of my dreams and equally writes the best female characters to spar with.
I am sure I will revisit Wyn and Harriet again <3
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The screaming, crying and throwing up have subsided after the initial shock of being one of the many who received an advance copy of this beautiful book! It took me a minute after I finish to sit down to write this because I was still digesting what I read.
Thank you so much to Emily Henry, Berkley Romance & NetGalley for this opportunity to read an advance copy of this book!
I slacked on my Emily Henry reads but quickly caught myself up in 2022 and was ready to go for this book even prior to having access and I didn't think she could top herself but she continuously do so.
I'll be honest when I started reading this, I wasn't sure how I was feeling? The beginnings of books are usually rough for me as it is setting the stage and getting use to the format. And that was the case but after a few chapters - I was all in and couldn't get enough.
The format of this is both past and present. Harriet & Wyn who broke up after ten years together are now forced to be on vacation together for their annual summer trip with their friends. They haven't seen each other in months. But no one knows that they broke up & they are forced to pretend that they are still together. The chapters displaying the past are deemed Happy Place, indicating happier times in her life. We see how Harriet's relationship with Wyn begins and how it develops throughout the book. The present is appropriately titled Real Life.
"There's no one else."
There has not been an Emily Henry book boyfriend that I haven't loved. And Wyn Connor is no exception. He also may have taken the place of Charlie who was the one on top after reading Book Lovers. His love for Harriet was so strong. I can't even begin to describe how many times I put my book down and shook my head at the swooniest that Wyn oozed off the pages. He was not perfect and that is what made him even better.
"My best friends taught me a new kind of quiet, the peaceful stillness of knowing each other so well you don't need to fill the space. And a new kind of loud; noise as a celebration, as the overflow of joy at being alive, here, now."
While this relationship takes up a bulk of the book, the other piece of this is the importance of friendship and the hardship that friends go through as they age. When we meet our friends at one age and then 10 plus years go by, you are not the same person as you were at the start and your friends are also not the same person. I love how Emily tested Harriet, Cleo and Sabrina's friendship and made them communicate when that clearly was not happening in the recent years. I also felt really connected to Sabrina towards the end. I am usually the planner amongst my friends and I do think, if I am not the one who is suggesting to get together, would they? Am I the only one who cares?
"I'd do anything to go back to that happy place, outside of time, where nothing from real life can touch us."
Words have escaped me to sum up my thoughts but I will say that Emily Henry will continue to be an auto buy, must read and the bar she has set is so high. She has a way to not only to write romance but also real life scenarios such as parental death, friendships, aging parents. I am looking forward to doing a re-read of this via audio in the spring.
I think fans of Henry will love this book and fall in love with all the characters.
I also did this reread to help pinpoint my order of Emily Henry books. And it is clear, I just love them all. Emily Henry just writes the book boyfriends of my dreams and equally writes the best female characters to spar with.
I am sure I will revisit Wyn and Harriet again <3
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The screaming, crying and throwing up have subsided after the initial shock of being one of the many who received an advance copy of this beautiful book! It took me a minute after I finish to sit down to write this because I was still digesting what I read.
Thank you so much to Emily Henry, Berkley Romance & NetGalley for this opportunity to read an advance copy of this book!
I slacked on my Emily Henry reads but quickly caught myself up in 2022 and was ready to go for this book even prior to having access and I didn't think she could top herself but she continuously do so.
I'll be honest when I started reading this, I wasn't sure how I was feeling? The beginnings of books are usually rough for me as it is setting the stage and getting use to the format. And that was the case but after a few chapters - I was all in and couldn't get enough.
The format of this is both past and present. Harriet & Wyn who broke up after ten years together are now forced to be on vacation together for their annual summer trip with their friends. They haven't seen each other in months. But no one knows that they broke up & they are forced to pretend that they are still together. The chapters displaying the past are deemed Happy Place, indicating happier times in her life. We see how Harriet's relationship with Wyn begins and how it develops throughout the book. The present is appropriately titled Real Life.
"There's no one else."
There has not been an Emily Henry book boyfriend that I haven't loved. And Wyn Connor is no exception. He also may have taken the place of Charlie who was the one on top after reading Book Lovers. His love for Harriet was so strong. I can't even begin to describe how many times I put my book down and shook my head at the swooniest that Wyn oozed off the pages. He was not perfect and that is what made him even better.
"My best friends taught me a new kind of quiet, the peaceful stillness of knowing each other so well you don't need to fill the space. And a new kind of loud; noise as a celebration, as the overflow of joy at being alive, here, now."
While this relationship takes up a bulk of the book, the other piece of this is the importance of friendship and the hardship that friends go through as they age. When we meet our friends at one age and then 10 plus years go by, you are not the same person as you were at the start and your friends are also not the same person. I love how Emily tested Harriet, Cleo and Sabrina's friendship and made them communicate when that clearly was not happening in the recent years. I also felt really connected to Sabrina towards the end. I am usually the planner amongst my friends and I do think, if I am not the one who is suggesting to get together, would they? Am I the only one who cares?
"I'd do anything to go back to that happy place, outside of time, where nothing from real life can touch us."
Words have escaped me to sum up my thoughts but I will say that Emily Henry will continue to be an auto buy, must read and the bar she has set is so high. She has a way to not only to write romance but also real life scenarios such as parental death, friendships, aging parents. I am looking forward to doing a re-read of this via audio in the spring.
I think fans of Henry will love this book and fall in love with all the characters.
Thank you so much to Trish Doller, St Martin's Press and NetGalley for an advance copy of this in exchange for my honest review!
This will be published on March 7th, 2023.
I had been worried because I had not read the first two books in this world that I would be confused but Trish did a great job with giving background on characters who were in the prior books. But now I definitely want to go back and read the other two. I absolutely ADORED this one!!!!
Carla has lived her life on the road. Growing up with her dad aka Biggie would take her on adventures every summer and made her fall in love with the adventure and seeing the world. Her father no longer travels due to his dementia and he told her to continue on without him. While traveling to Ireland to attend her best friend's wedding she meets Eamon, the groom's brother at the bar who was to pick her up. In a panic moment, Carla kisses Eamon to wan off a bar patreon and from there the two's relationship took off. They decided to go on a camping adventure cutting the time close to the wedding. But Carla is only in Ireland for a few days and had an expiration date on this "fling". Can they make it work? Can her nomad lifestyle be enough for Eamon? Is that what she wants?
"You make me happy. You make wild. And I don't think I'll ever get you out of my system."
I was sucked in from the very beginning and absolutely fell for Eamon and Carla's relationship with him. Instalove is a hit or miss with me and this one was definitely a hit. I love Carla's attitude and she knew (for the most part) who she was and didn't want to compromise what she thought she wanted. Sometimes it only takes one person to reevaluate all that you know. I also was not expecting to read face eating scene so early this morning but hey it was a great start to my day. Eamon just comes across so warm and caring. Even though everything happened so quick, you knew that man was in love.
"It was always a good time, but I wish it had been a longer time."
Even though the romance took a big chunk of this book, there was also so much heart in this. Carla's relationship with her dad was so special to see and even her relationship with her step mom was beautiful. She has so many memories with her father and as a reader I was so happy that she had those knowing that he has dementia. He instilled so many words of wisdom & life lessons that she uses daily and will continue to use for years to come. Going through my own grief of losing family members in recent years and seeing my declining grandmother, it makes time so precious and it's easy to do the what ifs and if onlys. This book is just another reminder to make those moments happen now before it's too late.
Bravo Trish! Can't wait to go back and read the others in this series!
This will be published on March 7th, 2023.
I had been worried because I had not read the first two books in this world that I would be confused but Trish did a great job with giving background on characters who were in the prior books. But now I definitely want to go back and read the other two. I absolutely ADORED this one!!!!
Carla has lived her life on the road. Growing up with her dad aka Biggie would take her on adventures every summer and made her fall in love with the adventure and seeing the world. Her father no longer travels due to his dementia and he told her to continue on without him. While traveling to Ireland to attend her best friend's wedding she meets Eamon, the groom's brother at the bar who was to pick her up. In a panic moment, Carla kisses Eamon to wan off a bar patreon and from there the two's relationship took off. They decided to go on a camping adventure cutting the time close to the wedding. But Carla is only in Ireland for a few days and had an expiration date on this "fling". Can they make it work? Can her nomad lifestyle be enough for Eamon? Is that what she wants?
"You make me happy. You make wild. And I don't think I'll ever get you out of my system."
I was sucked in from the very beginning and absolutely fell for Eamon and Carla's relationship with him. Instalove is a hit or miss with me and this one was definitely a hit. I love Carla's attitude and she knew (for the most part) who she was and didn't want to compromise what she thought she wanted. Sometimes it only takes one person to reevaluate all that you know. I also was not expecting to read face eating scene so early this morning but hey it was a great start to my day. Eamon just comes across so warm and caring. Even though everything happened so quick, you knew that man was in love.
"It was always a good time, but I wish it had been a longer time."
Even though the romance took a big chunk of this book, there was also so much heart in this. Carla's relationship with her dad was so special to see and even her relationship with her step mom was beautiful. She has so many memories with her father and as a reader I was so happy that she had those knowing that he has dementia. He instilled so many words of wisdom & life lessons that she uses daily and will continue to use for years to come. Going through my own grief of losing family members in recent years and seeing my declining grandmother, it makes time so precious and it's easy to do the what ifs and if onlys. This book is just another reminder to make those moments happen now before it's too late.
Bravo Trish! Can't wait to go back and read the others in this series!
I had read Backman for the first time last year with his Beartown series and I knew I wanted to go back and read his backlog. Once again he does not disappoint. I was curious if the writing style that he did in Beartown would be how this book was but it was not.
I did not know much about this book other than people loved it and from what I saw from the content warnings. I should've known how serious this book was going to be based off my prior readings of his but my gosh I didn't realize what Ove wanted as an endgame. I thought it was a beautiful book about how you just don't know what is going on in someone's life and to never take it for granted. We all put a facade on and sometimes it's real but often times it's not. This was such an interesting take on it.
I thought the narrator was wonderful. His voice was very relaxed and tone was easy to listen to. I will be curious if another version will be recorded with Tom Hanks which would be awesome if it is.
I am looking forward to seeing the American adaptation - A Man Called Otto.
I did not know much about this book other than people loved it and from what I saw from the content warnings. I should've known how serious this book was going to be based off my prior readings of his but my gosh I didn't realize what Ove wanted as an endgame. I thought it was a beautiful book about how you just don't know what is going on in someone's life and to never take it for granted. We all put a facade on and sometimes it's real but often times it's not. This was such an interesting take on it.
I thought the narrator was wonderful. His voice was very relaxed and tone was easy to listen to. I will be curious if another version will be recorded with Tom Hanks which would be awesome if it is.
I am looking forward to seeing the American adaptation - A Man Called Otto.
Thank you so much to James Acker, Inkyard Press & NetGalley for an advance copy of this in exchange for my honest review.
"You look like you want to die, bro."
"...That's just my face."
This is the debut novel from James Acker and honestly it was STELLAR! It was beautiful written and so much humor that there was a few times I found myself chuckling especially in the 2nd half. I have so many quotes highlighted on my kindle because there were so many gems!!
This is told from two POVs - Sebastian (Bash) and Sandro (Dro) who are both high school athletes involved in track and field. Both are at a crossroads in their respected lives when they came into each other life and their world's flipped upside down.
"If he's affecting you, let him."
I need Bash and Dro be end game forever because the pairing of the two made me so incredibly happy. Dro knew he was gay for a while but for Bash being bisexual was this new feeling. One thing that was great with this book is that they each had separate lives from one another and it wasn't just about them together. We got see Bash's complicated relationship with his step father Del, still grieving his mother's death, his forced relationship with his so called best friend Matty, him striving to be the best to get into his dream college - Rutgers. Dro on the other hand has a hard home life, injured his foot after falling off a roof, doesn't have friends, cannot wait to go to college due to his home life and just kind of runs the motion of the day to make it through until he can graduate.
I think one of my favorite chapters of the book comes in the later half when the boys go camping and it is Sandro's point of view title Bottoms Up (which tells you all you need to know). "My ass is the old man from Up. Selfish, loud and comfortable living a solitary life." I never smiled and giggled so much while reading. It just sounded so realistic what goes on in those early times in a relationship regardless of age.
"But just because you know what's hurting you doesn't make it hurt any less."
One thing I love that Acker did was when there was conflict between the two men, it wasn't solved overnight. There wasn't a fast forward page. Each of the lives of the two characters kept going in the timeline until they eventually came back into each other lives. I thought that was fabulous!
**SLIGHTLY SPOILERISH AHEAD**
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I just really enjoyed this one and thought it was an excellent YA book that wasn't cheesy and felt realistic.
I know I definitely couldn't handle being a teenager in today's world so being able to read about it is nice and also a reminder that high school never ends as adults go through similar feelings as teenagers.
Bravo James!!
4.5
This book had been recommended by some close book friends and I trusted their judgment on it.
Somehow I started and finished this book in one day.
I just was sucked in and before I knew it I had 45 mins left and just went for it.
I am not sure what genre to classify this as. I think I would lean to more fiction than mystery. There was a brief mystery that came towards the later half but it wasn't a bulk of the book as other books usually are. Now the male main character Cooper is a mysterious man who has sheltered himself and his daughter Finch in a remote cabin in the woods with very limited access to the outside world and supplies.
The audiobook is narrated by actor Bronson Pinchot (for 90s kids Jean Luc in Step by Step & 80s kids Balki from Perfect Strangers) who did a FANTASTIC job with Cooper. His voice was smooth and I think he was part of the reason why I kept going because his voice was soothing.
I would recommend this book if you like books set in the woods, survivalist mode & characters living in fear.
Somehow I started and finished this book in one day.
I just was sucked in and before I knew it I had 45 mins left and just went for it.
I am not sure what genre to classify this as. I think I would lean to more fiction than mystery. There was a brief mystery that came towards the later half but it wasn't a bulk of the book as other books usually are. Now the male main character Cooper is a mysterious man who has sheltered himself and his daughter Finch in a remote cabin in the woods with very limited access to the outside world and supplies.
The audiobook is narrated by actor Bronson Pinchot (for 90s kids Jean Luc in Step by Step & 80s kids Balki from Perfect Strangers) who did a FANTASTIC job with Cooper. His voice was smooth and I think he was part of the reason why I kept going because his voice was soothing.
I would recommend this book if you like books set in the woods, survivalist mode & characters living in fear.
Thank you so much to PRH Audio for a gifted copy of this title!
This will be published on January 17th.
I was super excited to get an advance copy of the newest book from Grady! I do not have too many repeated thriller/horror authors but I really enjoyed 2021's The Final Girl Support Group. I still need to go through his back list as I have heard good things!
This story was different compared to other thrillers I have read. I would even go to say that maybe the first 50% is more of a brother & sister relationship with the fall out of their parents death and remembering bad things that had once happened in the house. Laurie and Mark have to work together to sell their parent's house but things aren't what they seemed. The house is *potentially* haunted as they arrive at their home to some weird shananigians. Their mother collected puppets but one of them stood out the most - Punkin. Pupkin played a roll in some life changing moments in both Laurie and Mark's life.
I am not sure if my experience with this book would have been different had I read it vs listening to it. This was no fault of the narrator - she was great but the context was sometimes was hard to take serious. And I find myself thinking it was comical (was I supposed to giggle?)? It could be just my own horrors don't include small dolls or puppets (could be because I never saw movies with dolls or puppets - unless you count Saw) so my imagination of it was lacking. But I am sure if I were in their position I would be scared out of my mind.
I thought the relationship between Mark and Laurie was very believable. You could feel the tension and the complex feelings each had towards one another. No matter what happened and despite how they felt about one another, they were there for their sibling. I did like that the narration switched from Laurie's point of view to Mark's to hear his story and relationship with puppets (which was WILD).
I also want to mention the title of this book is fantastic and the cover is even better.
I feel both of these are important with getting a reader's attention.
I really did enjoy this and was intrigued to keep going to see how it all played out!
I would recommend this if you love dysfunctional families and possessed dolls/puppets especially ones that talk.
This will be published on January 17th.
I was super excited to get an advance copy of the newest book from Grady! I do not have too many repeated thriller/horror authors but I really enjoyed 2021's The Final Girl Support Group. I still need to go through his back list as I have heard good things!
This story was different compared to other thrillers I have read. I would even go to say that maybe the first 50% is more of a brother & sister relationship with the fall out of their parents death and remembering bad things that had once happened in the house. Laurie and Mark have to work together to sell their parent's house but things aren't what they seemed. The house is *potentially* haunted as they arrive at their home to some weird shananigians. Their mother collected puppets but one of them stood out the most - Punkin. Pupkin played a roll in some life changing moments in both Laurie and Mark's life.
I am not sure if my experience with this book would have been different had I read it vs listening to it. This was no fault of the narrator - she was great but the context was sometimes was hard to take serious. And I find myself thinking it was comical (was I supposed to giggle?)? It could be just my own horrors don't include small dolls or puppets (could be because I never saw movies with dolls or puppets - unless you count Saw) so my imagination of it was lacking. But I am sure if I were in their position I would be scared out of my mind.
I thought the relationship between Mark and Laurie was very believable. You could feel the tension and the complex feelings each had towards one another. No matter what happened and despite how they felt about one another, they were there for their sibling. I did like that the narration switched from Laurie's point of view to Mark's to hear his story and relationship with puppets (which was WILD).
I also want to mention the title of this book is fantastic and the cover is even better.
I feel both of these are important with getting a reader's attention.
I really did enjoy this and was intrigued to keep going to see how it all played out!
I would recommend this if you love dysfunctional families and possessed dolls/puppets especially ones that talk.
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Thank you to PRH Audio for a complimentary copy of the audio of this!
Sigh - I think this is a case where it’s not you, it’s me. I think what made it hard for me was that the narrators selected sounded older than the age that is presented in the book. The narrators themselves are fine and I think they would be great if the characters were in their 20s but not teenagers. I thought maybe I would get used to it but it was hard.
Voices aside, the story was really cute! I thought the representation was beautifully done & love that we got both Celine and Bradley's POV. I love how that they grew up as best friends but then as they got older drifted apart. Then an accident happened and they were back in each other's lives due to Bradley's guilty for causing the accident.
I haven't read any of Talia's other work but I know she is beloved and I can see why others love her work so much.
Sigh - I think this is a case where it’s not you, it’s me. I think what made it hard for me was that the narrators selected sounded older than the age that is presented in the book. The narrators themselves are fine and I think they would be great if the characters were in their 20s but not teenagers. I thought maybe I would get used to it but it was hard.
Voices aside, the story was really cute! I thought the representation was beautifully done & love that we got both Celine and Bradley's POV. I love how that they grew up as best friends but then as they got older drifted apart. Then an accident happened and they were back in each other's lives due to Bradley's guilty for causing the accident.
I haven't read any of Talia's other work but I know she is beloved and I can see why others love her work so much.