This was one of my 12 recs from 12 friends! I was pulled in right away and loved the switching POVs between MC, Avery, and third person POV snippets set in the past to give extra background.

I love the characters and the friendship between Jade, Simone, and Avery! The family relationships were also really well written. There is a major detail/twist thrown in toward the end and it’s sort of brushed over. It made the whole ending feel a bit rushed.

Overall a beautiful, lyrical queer love story mixed with a heartbreaking story about generational trauma and racism.

Rep: pansexual and biracial MC, Black side characters, bi side character, lesbian love interest, biracial author (they/she pronouns)