Author: Gae Polisner
Publication Date: 7 April 2020
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Page Count: 288
Reading Method: Physical ARC
Synopsis:
Fifteen-year-old JL Markham’s life used to be filled with carnival nights and hot summer days spent giggling with her forever best friend Aubrey about their families and boys. Together, they were unstoppable. But they aren’t the friends they once were.
With JL’s father gone on long term business, and her mother struggling with her mental illness, JL takes solace in the tropical butterflies she raises, and in her new, older boyfriend, Max Gordon. Max may be rough on the outside, but he has the soul of a poet (something Aubrey will never understand). Only, Max is about to graduate, and he’s going to hit the road – with or without JL.
JL can’t bear being left behind again. But what if devoting herself to Max not only means betraying her parents, but permanently losing the love of her best friend? What becomes of loyalty, when no one is loyal to you?
Review:
Wow. I was not expecting this book to be so hard-hitting. From the moment we meet JL, we know that there’s something off in this girl’s life. Her dad has left “temporarily?” for work inCalifornia, her mom isn’t dealing well, and JL has lost her closest friendship because of her new boyfriend, Max. This isn’t a light and fluffy read. This deals with real issues, makes you feel real emotions, and was just so incredibly gripping.
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