This book tore my heart out. Ander is nineteen, taking a gap year between high school and college. They works at their family restaurant. Ander is proudly nonbinary and gay. The story begins with their perspective which is joyful, funny, and also unsure of themself and the future. 

Ander gets fired from the family business so he will focus on his art. When Santi is hired to replace him, Ander's interest is immediately piqued. There's definitely some insta-love happening in this one, but the author does it so well that is completely believable and endearing. 

This is a story of queer love between people of color, and it is also a story of what it feels like to live in fear every day. It is about what it feels like to be an immigrant in this country, what it means to be undocumented, and about the very real terrors and injustice enacted on so many communities by ICE. Please believe me when I say this book is both beautiful and incredibly heavy. 

There is no way I could capture the beauty and hope and resilience of this love story in my own words. This book is truly special. If you're ready to get out your tissues and also to feel angry (and hopefully contact your government representatives), please don't miss this book.