First published 2020
Kyle thought he and Kimberly would be together forever. Then she breaks up with him at their graduation party. Their car crashes that same night. Kyle wakes up with a traumatic brain injury. Kimberly dies in the accident. Kyle struggles to process his grief and guilt while recovering from his injury. Nobody around him seems to understand what he's going through. Then he meets Marley, who carries her own burden of loss and self-blame. Kyle recognizes something familiar in her pain. As they spend time together, Kyle and Marley help each other heal. Their friendship deepens into something more. But Kyle can't escape the feeling that another disaster waits around the corner. He fears that just as he's rebuilding his life, everything will fall apart again. His instincts prove correct when a new crisis threatens to destroy the fragile peace he's found with Marley.
Genres: fiction, drama, romance, contemporary, young-adult, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
336 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: mental-illness