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Orphaned Carmen is sixteen, newly homeless and will do almost anything to survive and keep her and her kid brother safe, together, and out of foster care. Ollie, also sixteen, has a life that's all about parents, school pressure, friends, and dreams of summer. The two fall into each other's orbit, and one kiss changes everything. Ollie is captivated . . . but then Carmen vanishes. When they cross paths months later, everything is different.

A young adult queer romance that looks at what we're prepared to sacrifice for those we care about.

Contains mature themes.

©2017 G Benson (P)2022 Tantor LGBTQ+ Literature & Fiction Romance
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There were so many things I loved about this book, although it deals with some really serious subject matters like child neglect and foster care. For a start, it was so diverse with a WLW relationship as a subplot between two women of colour (our FMCs). One of the secondary characters was also a trans woman, and another was aro-ace. With all this, I was prediposed to like the book and it didn't disappoint.

It is an emotional journey from start to finish with both FMCs struggling with their own personal demons. One from poverty with a neglectful mother, and another from a stable household with fantastic parents. But they both get their share of tragedy and strife to overcome. It did make me cry, more than one, both happy and sad tears.

It is very mature for a YA book in terms of subject matter (no spice) and really enjoyable even as an adult.

A beautiful, dark, challenging book

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The idea behind the book, plots and characters verse good but books as a whole story was a bit messy and sometimes it felt like chapters were missing. Q teenage drama. Narrator did great

Great idea behind the book

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THIS BOOK IS NOT SUITABLE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. It contains a totally unrealistic portrayal of a young (late teen-age/early 20s) male who in the process of transitioning to become a male to female trans person. Science shows us that it is not possible to change sex and the obvious conclusion must be this is a young gay male who has been brainwashed by gender ideology into believing he must somehow be female. G. Benson is part of the brainwashing process because fiction like hers helps to establish a false reality. Her book completely ignores the very real pain, suffering and lifelong illnesses that the transitioning process involves. She paints the character's transitioning journey with such a rosy glow that the result can only be described as gender ideology woo-woo propaganda and Audible should stop carrying books like this.

G. Benson should be ashamed of this propaganda

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