I’d love to go into the list of reasons why but I don’t want to spoil anything because it really is a treat. Vivi is a breath of fresh air and Jonah took my heart from the very first page. With all that said the novel is uplifting, I loved every single page. Jonah’s grief is explored, as are issues in Vivi’s past. The novel has so many elements to it family, friends, reflection and how people live through challenges in mental health. Both Vivi and Jonah are so real and incredible because they have flaws, they make mistakes and, for me, you can see yourself in their decisions and mistakes. While the blurb hints at mental illness, it doesn’t show the extent of how the novel manages it. It was absolutely perfect and just created a sense of peace for me at the end. Also, it’s rare that I love an ending as much as I did this one. I could not put this book down, I was constantly thinking about Vivi and Jonah, their lives, their futures. I am kicking myself for not reading it sooner! Emery Lord is a fantastic writer and can write thoughtful, funny and beautiful words that will suck you in. I got this with my Illumicrate back in May and have only got around to reading it now. This was a refreshing read focusing on real issues and how we cope with them and showing teenagers as people. I can’t read books like that anymore because there are so many. Well, what can I say about this novel? While initially, I wondered if this was going to be another novel about teenagers falling in love and everything is magical and great forever. In an unflinching story about new love, old wounds, and forces beyond our control, two teens find that when you collide with the right person at just the right time, it will change you forever. Neither of them expected a summer like this…a summer that would rewrite their futures.

Vivi didn’t know Jonah would light up her world. Jonah never thought a girl like Vivi would come along. Or maybe I already was strong, and they made me prove it.”

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