This was such a great story! A couple I easily rooted for with obstacles that really made sense. I was happy to just be with them and patiently wait for them to get to where they needed to be. 

This book focuses on friendship, grief and the fear of abandonment. There are so many heavy and complicated emotions, and Connolly does a great job of exploring them all. 

And in spite of - or in addition to- all of this, this book is also genuinely laugh-out-loud funny! Maddie has the best sense of humor, even though it is admittedly often her defense mechanism. There are also some spicy scenes to enjoy. 🌶️🌶️🌶️

I appreciated the way this book takes the reader to several locations and through several seasons, following Maddie as she says goodbye to her brother and Dom as he says goodbye to his best friend. Josh is a remarkable character, whom we get to know through the letters he leaves to be read after he dies and through the stories and memories shared by Maddie and Dom. It's hard to imagine where either of them would be without his clever and heartfelt plan for them.