Harper Isabelle is the leader of the grade nine cool crowd as soon as she walks into her first day of high school, thanks to her older sister Bronte. Note: I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for a review. Just like real life, there is anguish, joy, heartache, and the unexpected around every turn, and this book captured that absolutely. By the end of the book, I felt like I knew the characters so intimately, and I love that the author included an epilogue, so that her readers know how it all turns out. This story is a must-read for LGBT teens and young adults going through the same thoughts and feelings as our heroine, Harper. Michelle has a funny way of describing every day situations that makes you laugh, and then two minutes later you’re holding back tears for the same characters, which is so true of real life. Every embarrassment, every accomplishment, and every bit of anguished torment that the characters feel was so real that you really felt like you were in the moment and along on their journey with them. It reminded me so much of my own high school experience, and of the people who walk in and out of our lives that for those few years, seem like the most important people in the world, and it is all but impossible to imagine a life beyond high school. I just couldn’t wait to find out what would happen to the characters. I absolutely loved this book! I couldn’t put it down and finished it in one day.
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