“Backstory: It’s about a girl named Jess who’s dad died years ago, and due to grief and being the only queer kid at her school, she gets into a lot of fights and has to go to therapy. Then when she starts high school it’s okay, because the freshman are in a separate wing from the rest of the grades, and she has anger management skills now. Starting sophomore year, her therapist moved away and she’s scared, but she falls in love with a girl named Vivi who loves birds. They begin to date, and one tragic night two years later, Vivi dies from a flu-like sickness, complicated by her athsma.
It’s absolutely heartbreaking and so meaningful. I lost my best friend (to gun violence) three and a half years ago and never really began accepting it or dealing with it in a healthy way until I read this book. I’ve read it 13 times and I still cry every single time because Vivi reminds me so much of Sebastian, and I see myself in Jess, and the lake scene has me sobbing every time. it’s beautiful and heartwrenching and there are no plot twists or dramatic anythings really, it’s an easy read but will leave you feeling like someone hollowed out your heart and placed it back in with more love. 100000/10 recommend.”
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