This was a very well done book showing how all types of relationships are very complex and can be healthy and unhealthy. I have already forwarded the link at the back of the book "What is a Healthy Relationship?" to several people.
I appreciated how the author used different characters to show their viewpoints and interpretation of events to portray how subtle and insidious certain behaviors can be and how destructive they can become.
But this book is ultimately about survival, maturing, learning and growing.

I read this book in one sitting- once I started I needed to know how it ended. Arden is a great main character and Stoeve does a phenomenal job showing Arden as a kid who is in the thick of it. Arden is dealing with relationship issues on multiple fronts, her family is shifting and she has to reckon with the reality of being from a broken home. Arden is also coming to terms with who she is and what kind of relationship she wants with people… family, friends, and romance.

In this book we see things like broken homes, abusive relationships, people exploring different unidentified, and shifting friendships. None of it is easy, because life isn’t easy. I’m so thankful that Stoeve chooses to let it all sit in the light.

This would be an AMAZING addition to classroom libraries so that young readers can engage with a variety of sexual identities through the lense of fiction. It had some great representation and some great character moments along the way.

I loved this book! A great YA option for students to engage with a variety of relationships and sexual identities. Characters were very likeable and the storyline was enjoyable. Would definitely add this to my classroom library.