I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I loved almost everything about this book. Santi, Ander, and their friends and family felt like they could waltz right off the page as real people. I loved watching Ander and Santi’s romance blossom throughout the book, they were so sweet together, that you couldn’t help but root for them. The quick references to Cemetery Boys (which made me want to break out the iPad and try again to conceptualize that same image too) and They Both Die At The End were really fun easter eggs as a reader as well. The last 25% of this book, however, is absolutely brutal emotionally. I didn’t love the ending, but I understand why the decision to take the path rooted in optimism was made for this book. Overall, this was a really sweet, fun romance, that I burned through quickly, with some deep themes and darker moments.