While the book was sad, it was more about healing and how to take that grief and put it into something positive. It had a hopeful, positive message. The experiences she has brings her closer to who she feels she is on the inside. It’s just bingo, Em,” he says to me as we zigzag our way to a free table and sit down across from each other. “Blake can take it if you don’t want it.” He looks down at the cards as he says it, though, refusing to meet my gaze. And then there was the romance. It was a slowburn, yes, but in the best way. Okay, so there was a third-act break-up of sorts which I wouldn’t usually like, but it made sense in terms of characterisation. And I think it was more of a turning point for the main character, the point where she finally thought she couldn’t continue like she had been. I also liked that it precipitated her apologising to her ex, for how she hurt him while she was closeted. I’ve read too many books where being closeted seems to be used as an excuse for being awful. I don’t know why I did. I’d walked past it hundreds and hundreds of times without a second thought while a thin layer of dust formed around the edges. But there was just something about the way it was sitting there tonight, on the same bookshelf where it had sat untouched for three years.

Toca temas como el duelo (más particularmente la pérdida de una madre), la suerte, la amistad y un romance chica-chica del tipo slow burn friends to lovers muy dulce, que me recordó un poco a Hearstopper. Blake was such a strong character that I really wanted to learn more about especially since her mom also died but she never got the chance to meet her. She was also such warm and welcoming that I actually had a hard time thinking of Blake with someone else other than Emily. Plus I have to admit that they are good for each other :) Blake was also really open and honest about everything which made me catch the feels for her.

Una noche encuentra una lista creada por su madre en su último año de preparatoria, una lista que ella también hará para encontrarse y sentir nuevamente a su madre... Pero no lo hará sola, sino que estará junto a Blake, una amiga de la infancia que se muda a su pueblo y que pondrá su mundo patas arriba. A captivating, heartfelt love story about learning who you are, and who you love, when the person you've always shared yourself with is gone. You shouldn’t have done that,” I mumble to my dad as we walk away, Principal Nelson shooting me an even more sympathetic look now.

Dang. Look at you, Clark,” a voice says from just over my right shoulder. “Still can’t count for shit.” El libro tiene un romance hermoso, bien desarrollado, surge como una amistad que poco a poco va más allá. A young man asks a young woman is she wants to “take it to the next level.” She doesn’t know how to tell him no so she doesn’t say anything. I shrug as nonchalantly as I can muster, watching him buy three cards off Principal Nelson, the whiskery middle school principal, and the only one trusted enough for the past ten years to hand out the bingo cards without need for suspicion. There was a whole series of town council meetings and six months of rigorous debate before he was approved for the position.

If there was one thing about this book I liked less — and this is really only because of a general pattern in YA lit — it’s in its refusal to use the word lesbian. Emily is happy to refer to herself as gay, as is Blake, but neither use the word that actually describes their pattern of attraction. But hey, you’re probably tired of me ranting about this, so I’ll leave it at that.

But I guess you can do that when you peaced out to Hawaii six months before high school graduation to become a surfing legend. Me sacó un par de lagrimitas, dolía ver cómo una persona sufría y temía por amar. Nadie debería pasar por eso. El amor no debería tener generos. Sentí impotencia por Emily, porque escondía una parte importante de ella y creía que no sería aceptada. Good thing I got those extra cards!” my dad says to me, letting out a long exhale as he shakes his head. “I’m striking out over here.” Hey, Em,” a voice says from next to me, as the person it’s attached to slides onto the bench beside me. A young woman’s mother has previously died. She struggles with grief throughout the book. Her mom died of brain cancer.Her character development is satisfying to watch and I loved seeing her come into her own. She learned a lot about herself and her sexuality and learned to accept everything about herself. From the #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Five Feet Apart comes a gripping new romance, perfect for fans of The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda.