Michael Gray Bulla

I love portrayals of messy grief and that’s what this was all about. Half the book I was internally yelling at Caleb, like, ‘Can’t you see you’re falling down the same path Jack did.’ Caleb’s letting his friendships fall apart, he’s purposely pushing away his support. You understand why, you want them to keep trying for him, but also understand that he’s doing this on purpose and there’s only so much they can do in that case.
There were lots of instances of people not show more knowing how or not being able to help each other or understand each other exactly right, but collectively Caleb’s people supported him and him figuring out how to balance his own needs and problems with what his relationships need to stay afloat. It was emotional and ultimately reassuring. show less

I'm loving the fact that there are a few books coming out at the same time with Trans MC. This is a great story about personal growth, coming of age... found family - which remains one of my favorite subjects in a queer book.

There's some challenging issues wrapped up in a good story! Will definitely recommend.