I received this book as a DRC thanks to NetGalley and HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books. All opinions are my own. 
Edward Underhill has quickly become a favorite author/automatic read for me. This the third book of his that I've read, and like the others genuinely enjoyed. 

This was a fun and well paced dual-POV novel. I found it engaging and exciting, and I never wanted to put the book down. I often found myself so engrossed in this book's world that I would lose track of time or forget what I was doing. 

The story follows our two teen MMC's, Arden and Gabe after they meet by chance at a motel in Nebraska. As they navigate big life changes, primarily moving across the country and finding new friends and where they belong in their new cities. 
Arden and Gabe have opposite yet parallel journeys as Arden is from LA moving to a small down in the Midwest, and Gabe is from a small town in the midwest moving to Pasadena CA where the school has significantly more students than his last high school. 
While Gabe is trying to figure out how to make friends in a city that has so many people you could probably stay virtually anonymous, Arden is learning just how small, small towns can be. 

I loved that we got to see this dichotomy unfold throughout the story of Arden experiencing how Gabe felt growing up and visa versa. We get to see the growing pains of what it's like being the new kid at school, and the slow defrosting of how it feels to warm up to new friends. 
We see meddling friends, navigating long distance friendships and relationships, tense family dynamics, and lots and lots of queer and trans joy.

I hope to see a sequel of this book. I would love to see what comes next for Arden, Gabe, and all their friends as they navigate some of them leaving for college while the rest are finishing their senior years, applying for college and deciding what next steps they want to take in life.