But things don't go as planned in the Arizona desert, because sweet Mikey just wants to be friends. After spending time in treatment with other young women like her-who cut, burn, poke, and otherwise hurt themselves-Charlie is released and takes a bus from the Twin Cities to Tucson to be closer to Mikey, a boy she "like-likes" but who had pined for Ellis instead. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, a white girl living on the margins, thinks she has little reason to live: her father drowned himself her bereft and abusive mother kicked her out her best friend, Ellis, is nearly brain dead after cutting too deeply and she's gone through unspeakable experiences living on the street. Most of the central characters are on the LGBTQ+ spectrum.Ī thrilling debut featuring lovable and well-developed characters.Īfter surviving a suicide attempt, a fragile teen isn't sure she can endure without cutting herself.
The central mystery is gripping and fast-paced, but the book never fails to give all the characters motivations and backstories, making even the tertiary characters feel lived-in enough to be believable. This captivating story centers a memorable, relatable protagonist surrounded by a lovable ensemble cast. Blending and transcending genres, the book’s beautiful storytelling and the rich voice of the prose at times evoke poetry. The town considers it a tragic accident, but Sam and Shep are not so sure. The two have something in common other than queerness: They’re both very intrigued by Sam’s new house, where someone called Billy Clement died 30 years ago. They meet other queer kids, like Shep, a brown Latina who’s bisexual and who quickly becomes their closest friend and biggest ally. Sam, who was in foster care as a child, has never really felt a connection with anyone but their Black adoptive father before, but as soon as they move to Astoria, things start to change.
Sam Sylvester is an 18-year-old White nonbinary autistic person who just moved with their dad to a small Oregon town after experiencing a hate crime in Montana that almost killed them. A top-notch blend of contemporary fiction and mystery with a satisfying conclusion.
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