"You can be anything in the world, and it would be good enough. Job title doesn't matter as long as you have food on your table, and heat on your stove. What matters the most is being happy. So, when you do grow up, make sure you're happy. Everything else will fall into place."

WELP. SHE DID IT AGAIN, GUYS. Brittainy C. Cherry managed to write yet ANOTHER book that gripped me by the heart and sucked me into a world I never wanted to leave. The Cherry magic is alive and well, too, because I laughed, I sobbed, I clutched my heart and swooned and more than anything, I FELT. That's what I love about her books. And this one? Well, this one took the cake.

It's my new favorite Brittainy C. Cherry book.

Yep, I said it. I love it EVEN MORE than I loved The Air He Breathes. HOW?! I don't know. I just don't freaking know but I think it's a combination of these things:

1) THE ANGST. The tension. Fuckkkk me up, I love that shit.
2) The characters. Not just Eleanor and Grey -- although they stole my hearts from the first chapter -- but also the SIDE characters. I'm so in love with Ellie's parents, with Grey's kids, with the best friends (who are getting their own story soon SQUEE!)
3) The writing. It was IMPECCABLE. You can tell the author spent a lot of time perfecting every single chapter and sentence and WORD in this book. I couldn't put it down. I highlighted so much. It was just EVERYTHING.
4) The love story. This one was just EPIC. Started from high school (and I freaking love that age group so I was HOOKED), and somehow made it through all the tragedy... SIGH! Yes!
5) The underlying themes. I love this about EVERY B Cherry book. She always tucks in little life lessons that I just sigh and tear up at and hold my Kindle like YES. SHE GETS IT.

I cannot say enough good things about this book, only that it is a TOP READ of 2019 and an ABSOLUTE MUST READ OVER AND OVER AGAIN. These characters and this story will stay with me forever. Another B Cherry masterpiece!