Autumn and her friends were studying in the public library late one night before heading to a cabin out in the woods for a fun, snowy weekend, when the craziest/worst thing happens: as they’re packing up their vehicles, Autumn runs back into the getting-ready-to-close-for-the-night library to use the bathroom, and by the time she’s finished, somehow her friends have left without her and she’s locked inside the library for the entire weekend. She does her best not to panic (it doesn’t help that her anxiety meds are in her friend’s car), but then she soon discovers that she’s not alone; another student from her high school has been locked in with her, although he chose to be there…

A fair-to-middling YA romance. I found the MC to be juuuust this side of too annoying, but the main love interest (yes, there’s a triangle, which is slightly ugh, but fine) is an interesting character. There’s also a very predictable and solidly frustrating third act split, but it doesn’t last too long, and the ending is sweet. Honestly, the worst part is that you really have to stretch your tolerance for the unbelievable to swallow all the circumstances needed for them to be trapped in a public library all weekend, and I was irritated that it was merely a setting to get the Unlikely Couple in the same space for long enough instead of being a featured part of the atmosphere. I mean, hello, you’re IN A LIBRARY. And you have it ALL TO YOURSELF. That’s the romance, right there. ( )

This book was a lovely surprise. I loved how the book moved out of the lib. setting earlier then I expected. I really did love both the main characters and their slow burn romance was very easy to fall in love with. I also loved how the author included the topic of anxiety in the story. I felt to me as somebody that can be prone to anxiety a decent representation. I also really thought the story depicted high school in a "normal" way and I was impressed by that. The book was a very quick read and dealt with self-discovery for many of the characters but especially the two leads. ( )

This book was a lovely surprise. I loved how the book moved out of the lib. setting earlier then I expected. I really did love both the main characters and their slow burn romance was very easy to fall in love with. I also loved how the author included the topic of anxiety in the story. I felt to me as somebody that can be prone to anxiety a decent representation. I also really thought the story depicted high school in a "normal" way and I was impressed by that. The book was a very quick read and dealt with self-discovery for many of the characters but especially the two leads. ( )

Well this is another Kasie West book that hasn't quite worked for me.

I just couldn't let go of the feelings of disbelief I had about them being trapped in the library. I'm usually pretty good with letting go but this one was just too nonsensical for me. I also think the main character... whose name escapes me... was a bit young in terms of her thinking and mannerisms given her age. She read like a 12 year old not a 16 year old. I did appreciate the anxiety rep though and thought that was done well. Just okay for me. ( )

When Autumn finds herself accidentally locked in the library all weekend with Dax, a loner with a bad reputation, she is surprised at the connection that develops between them.