An absorbing, emotional roller coaster of a read. Readers looking for a different sort of coming-of-age story or teen protagonists grappling with complex situations will fall in love with this romance-tinged novel.

Booklist, starred review

A must-have for any YA collection. Give to teens who enjoyed A Boy Called It by Dave Pelzer or The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

School Library Journal, starred review

Has the sweetness of the usual sensitive- boy-meets-headstrong-girl love story touched by the drama of current events.

BCCB

Masterfully shows (not tells) what suffering looks like . . . Kemmerer seamlessly weaves wisdom into the story.

VOYA

Family dysfunction, anxiety, and PTSD from long-term abuse are all believably conveyed. . . A timely, suspenseful, well-written page-turner with compelling main characters.

Kirkus Reviews

Readers will find it easy to fall into Rev and Emma's lives as romance hovers between them and they confront the violence of their past and present.

Publishers Weekly