Ratings2
Average rating3.8
A star-crossed teen romance that's really about family secrets and dealing with trauma and how all of that emotional baggage affects your relationships. There's also lots of basketball. Adult me thought much of the relationship on/off drama was cringey but it will be so relatable to the teen audience. I really appreciated the focus on healing from toxic relationships and working on a better sense of self rather than relying on a partner to fix you - that's a message that can't be relayed enough in YA - though I did wish that characters going to therapy would be shown, to normalize therapy for kids. Will definitely booktalk, this one has major appeal.