I enjoyed this so much. If you've followed me for a while, you know I can be a grump and when it comes to YA often give a "maybe if you like YA"-style review, but I really liked this! Our MC is new in town, she's been through a real big trauma (check the CWs for sure), and I just wanted everything for her. She falls in with a group of kids she doesn't always enjoy being around, but she likes it better than being at home at at first. She falls real hard and there's coming out discourse (but mostly internal, and in a way I think fits perfectly in YA stories especially). All this to say - I was going to read it anyway for Hayley, but this was good!!

My only real quibble is that it feels like the publisher forced this to end with a happily ever after. It's not a traditional romance, and WHY IS THAT NOT OKAY?? The HEA ending is very abrupt, and I really wish this had ended when the MC stands up for herself and ends the relationship.