Thank you Viking Books and Netgalley for the eARC! 

I didn’t realize how much this book would charm me the longer I read it—at the beginning, I thought it was only going to be a YA contemporary romcom about two exes competing to woo the new girl. However, it is truly a character study and relationship study. These teenagers sound like actual teens, I love the meaningful yet casual moments talking about queer sexuality and gender identity, and Caleb’s mom is the best. 

Caleb and Emma’s character arc—both individually and together—is really beautiful and aching. Juliet, Alice, Jas, and Ms. Daniels also have their moments. I definitely cried quite a few times over the writing and the fact this book maybe hit a little too close to home. 

The only thing I wasn’t too crazy about was the third-person memory scenes of “back then.” I think this could have been accomplished in first person or woven into the general narrative of the story. 

Also: hooray for a MF bi4bi story. We need more of these.