When I finished this, I felt book bereft, like I wouldn't find another book for a long time that would make me this emotionally and viscerally affected. Lily King's writing about art, friendship, family and romantic relationships, and youth is pitch perfect. I found myself taking screenshots of lines and entire paragraphs. I worried at the beginning that Casey's story would be dark and devastating, but I was surprised by how gently good and supportive most of the people around her turn out to be. I was left with a full heart, and yet simultaneously heartbroken to see it end.