I picked up this book at the library because I wanted to read an emotionally devastating book, and I knew that Brigid Kemmerer had 2 contemporary fiction books that are that for me! Unfortunately for me, I ended up getting my least favorite out of her contemporary novels LOL so that itch is left unscratched for me. With that being said, the writing and the plot are still superb, because it is a Brigid Kemmer novel, but it just wasn't what I was looking for.

This is my second time reading this book, and looking over my review, I feel very similarly to how I felt when I read it for the first time. There's something about the main characters that just don't feel particularly relatable, and it's not that the story feels contrived necessarily, but it doesn't hold a ton of weight for me personally. With that being said, the entire story feels very realistic and believable. While living in and going to parties in mansions isn't very relatable, the whole story was written in a way that made it very easy to believe and understand why/how people would do it.

The small town setting in this book was so lovely, and being able to go hang out and get fast food or go to Wegmans seems so fun! I liked Maegan's relationship with her sister and how that grew over time. Rob's relationship with Owen was hard to read, but did end up turning out positively, which I did like. There were some heavier topics discussed, such as disability, suicide, abortion, social isolation, and bullying.

All in all, this book was good, but wasn't my favorite. I probably wouldn't read it again.