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This was such a great contemporary read, and definitely one of my new favorites. I loved both Echo and Noah so much, they were full of depth and I didn’t find myself getting bored or annoyed with their stories at all. This was my second Katie McGarry read, and I definitely was not disappointed. This is anything from your normal high school romance. They’re both dealing with very heartbreaking situations, and they’re kind of thrown together. This book had me in tears more often than I would like to admit.

Echo is dealing with the loss of her big brother, her memory loss of the night she got her scars, her father remarrying, and her stepmother’s pregnancy. While Noah is dealing with the loss of both of his parents, and trying to decide what is best for his two younger brothers. They’re both thrown into counseling at school, and it is there that they are paired for Echo to tutor Noah.

They slowly fell into this mixed up and messy kind of love. Each trying to help the other to find more information on their current situations. They’re both extremely strong characters emotionally. As someone who lost a parent in high school, I think Katie McGarry did a beautiful job of portraying the crazy emotions you feel during that time. I think she portrayed the loss well, and the characters reactions both seemed very real to me.

Overall, I really loved this book and would recommend you pick it up if you haven’t already. This is the first book in a series of companion novels, the next follows side characters from this book and I can’t wait to pick it up.