Language: R (34 swears, 16 “f”); Mature Content: PG13; Violence: G
BUYING ADVISORY: HS - OPTIONAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH
Victim to small-town life, Weston knows about the rumors that started to follow him after his parents’ divorce. Anna feels like Weston is her last chance to keep her part in the high school marching band and convinces him to help her. But Anna is also suffering as she struggles with the expectations the small town has for her. Connected by music and honesty, Weston and Anna hope for understanding and healing.
Reading this book is what hope tastes like. From the first page, I was engulfed by Weston’s hope; Anna’s hope soon joined it, but their hope also became mine. I felt with them. And then things started to look like they were wrapping up, but I had too much of the book left for it to really be over. Schumacher gutted me when the last conflict presented itself. I don’t even know how I’m supposed to life after closing this book. It was beautiful, and I treasure its reading. The mature content is for drug use and implied sex.
Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen
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