yknow, at first when reading this book i figured my review would just be an “ethel cain song = this book” joke but as i kept reading i was just like “oh god its a lot more serious than that”.
this is honestly the most heartbreaking coming-of-age story i have ever read. shae and cam felt incredibly real as characters, and as shae spirals downwards you want to save her so badly but it’s impossible. its a rollercoaster ride that slowly begins to go downwards, then goes faster and faster as you reach the end.

the scene where shae is breaking into ben and cam’s house and cam and eva find her is going to haunt me forever genuinely

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