This book had it all: romance, drama, yearning, friendship and gays being oblivious to very obvious flirting.

The yearning in this book was so yummy. The casual staring that obviously meant nothing, the little touches that would burn their skin, the longing looks analyzing every part of the other person like only they existed in that moment, the romance was done so well and it both had its soft and also dramatic moments.

A really surprising part of this book, and that I loved how much it focused on, was the mental health and grieving aspect. It talked about mental health in such an important way and how someone being in a bad mental state can deeply affect the person and their personality and behavior, but also how that affects the way their interact with others and how the people around them feel with that. How different people deal with grieving in different ways, that it might even look like they’re fine and over it, but might actually haven’t even dealt with those emotions, and how important getting help and talking about it can be.

I found the pacing of this book to be a conflicting point. While it had a fast pacing and there was always something happening in the story, it didn’t leave enough time to properly process what had just happened, immediately moving on to the next conflict and episode in the characters’ lives. I was so surprised at how fast the conflicts were resolved, but then something new would show up and the story would repeat itself, resolving a conflict and creating a new one right away. Also found the ending to be a little rushed and some plot points either being forgotten or just rushed.