First published 2014
Alix's world crumbles when her girlfriend Swanee dies suddenly from cardiac arrest. While searching through Swanee's belongings, Alix finds her phone buzzing with messages from someone called L.T. The texts reveal a shocking truth: "Please tell me what I did. Please, Swan. Te amo. I love you." Swanee had been dating another girl named Liana throughout their entire relationship. Devastated by this betrayal, Alix decides to text Liana using Swanee's phone, pretending to be her dead girlfriend to learn more about their secret relationship. When Alix finally meets Liana in person to reveal the truth about Swanee's death, an unexpected bond forms between them. Both girls were victims of Swanee's deception, and their shared grief draws them together in ways neither anticipated. But Alix carries her own secret now. She continues deceiving Liana about how she discovered their connection, knowing exactly how painful lies can be yet unable to come clean about her own deception.
Genres: contemporary, young-adult, lgbt, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional-atmospheric, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, unreliable-narrator
247 pages · Kindle Edition · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Content warnings: death