I loved the characters—teens who are highly talented athletes and performers but who struggle with various forms of anxiety that inhibit their performance. I

This book is about rape. It’s written in free verse that’s spare, punchy, and packed with nuance.

I’ve been waiting in line on Overdrive to read this since July, and it didn’t disappoint. This is the much-anticipated sequel to The Royal We, a story of an intercontinental romance featuring an alternate UK royal family and a tomboy from America.

I one hundred percent loved The Epic Crush of Genie Lo, book 1 in this duology, and this book came in swinging close behind

This story is where September, our protagonist, is the momentous age of fourteen.

What happens after the dramatic “run after someone in the rain” scene? When it’s back to normal life and growing up decisions and personalities that don’t always jive perfectly? That’s what we’re dealing with here.

There were some plot twists I saw coming, but others that sent me for a loop. The main one, which comes near the end of the book, makes complete sense when you find out about it, but it’s not something I would have ever connected the dots on.

This book is a YA version of Les Miserables, told by the space versions of Cosette (Alouette), Marius (Marcellus), and Eponine (Chatine).

It's an adult rom-com with tons of sass and some very enjoyable characters, which is great. I like that it's a friends-to-lovers story.

Lena thinks love is the result of brain chemicals; Marcus is scared of death. They’re opposites whose problems they will help solve.