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cc_shelflove's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was a good one! I definitely need to read Derrick’s debut that she coauthored with Rachael Lippincott. I was a little nervous here because let’s be real—an amnesia romance could be really, really cheesy. 🧀 However she did a great job and I didn’t even roll my eyes once! After Stevie has an accident, she cannot remember the last two years of her life, including graduating high school, realizing she might not be straight, and even planning to move across the country with her girlfriend. The entire book is about Stevie trying to find the missing pieces and Nora hoping Stevie will make her way back to her. The LGBTQ+ representation was well done and my heart was sad at Stevie’s fearfulness towards coming out. I would definitely recommend this to high school librarians and their readers. 🧡🤍🩷
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Medical content, and Lesbophobia
oracle_of_madness's review against another edition
5.0
This book has my heart right now. Being gay and living in a small conservative town, an Asian mc who must deal with racism, just the attention to several big problems for many, many Americans living in this country right now. And, not just mentioning these problems but speaking about them in this story in such an honest way.
Stevie and Nora are in love. They have a new life waiting for them in California. However, all of that changes when Stevie falls into a ravine and has permanent amnesia about the past two years after she wakes up from a coma.
So, this is a story of friendship and finding out who your true friends really are. About finding yourself. This is a story about falling in love, and then forgetting everything and falling back in love with a beautiful human who never gave up.
If you can't tell... I loved every piece of this book. It lives up to the hype and more. It's my new moody read for when I'm feeling cloudy.
Out April 4, 2023!
Some warnings for racism, homophobia, and domestic violence.
Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!
Stevie and Nora are in love. They have a new life waiting for them in California. However, all of that changes when Stevie falls into a ravine and has permanent amnesia about the past two years after she wakes up from a coma.
So, this is a story of friendship and finding out who your true friends really are. About finding yourself. This is a story about falling in love, and then forgetting everything and falling back in love with a beautiful human who never gave up.
If you can't tell... I loved every piece of this book. It lives up to the hype and more. It's my new moody read for when I'm feeling cloudy.
Out April 4, 2023!
Some warnings for racism, homophobia, and domestic violence.
Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
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