I really liked this book.
It is set in a small town and features Savannah and Kyle.
They meet but it’s the wrong time for them. They set up a date for a year but Kyle is a no show.
Now, Savannah is a typical lesbian in a book – her parents died when she was young and she lived with an aunt who has recently died. There’s a lot of loss, grief and abandonment issues at play here – she is not going to take this well.
Safe to say they both have issues and we see it play out across the whole town – and probably involving most of the town.
It’s told from Savannah’s perspective – which worked well for me.
There’s some chronic illness representation which is good to see – especially the fact that walking and walking aids vary according to pain level – thus presenting the character as having good mobility/pain days and bad.
Savannah also has some other stuff going on which reinforces her abandonment issues – she’s being triggered left right and centre.

There is of course an epilogue – where we are treated to a glimpse of life one year down the line.

I really liked this – it shows life as hard and emotions as things to be dealt with – and how real life sometimes just gets in the way of all your best intentions. Trauma stops you from doing what you want – and it will keep happening if you don’t deal with it.

I am going to add this to my paperback shelf.