QUINN AND CARTER ARE MY BABIES! This book was just stunning. I never wanted to put this book down, I was literally reading this while blow drying my hair. It was just everything I love from a ya contemporary. It had lists, fun road trips, shy main character breaking out of her shell with discovering who she really is, and of course a fluffy romance. I really came to love both Quinn and Carter as separate characters and especially together. The blackmail aspect of this book made the beginning of this book really intriguing while the romance/self-discovery drove home the middle and end. I do wish the author had more nuance when discussing the Black experience and I think too much grace was given to some of the racist white characters in this book. But other than that I loved everything else about this book, I was giddy at parts and tearing up at other parts. I’m begging for Black authors to write more books with Black main characters and Black love interests it wouldn’t kill them. ONE OF THE BEST YA BOOKS I READ IN A WHILE