Oh man. I’m not sure I’ve ever felt so many emotions reading a book before. This was such a beautiful book and you can tell the love and respect that went into writing it. 

Starlet is a college student who always had a vision for her life: get good grades, marry the guy she’s been dating, become a teacher like her mom was. That is, until her boyfriend cheats on her. Feeling impulsive, Starlet goes to a fraternity party and hooks up with Milo, assuming it to be a one night stand. However, Milo happens to be 19 and in high school and Starlet is his student teacher. Starlet learns that Milo has recently lost his mother as well and we watch how both Starlet and Milo deal with their griefs separately and together. 

I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to say enough positive things about this book. There was so much growth amongst the characters and I loved seeing how grief affected people differently. I found myself crying multiple times at the raw emotions Cherry was able to put on paper. I could easily feel Milo’s heartache and Startlet’s exhaustion with her life. 

If you ever read one book, let it be this one. 

Thank you thank you thank you to Valentine PR, Good Girls PR and Brittainy Cherry for an eARC of this book!