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MY EXPERIENCE WITH THE BOOK: I read this is one sitting. It's a little over 200 pages. I was fairly confused about what was going on in the middle. It kept flashing forward and backward and even more backward but also she was having panic attacks so it was even more disorienting. PLUS this had a "mystery" element to it. The entire time I was confused but also crying. This was so emotional and sad and heartbreaking. CHARACTERS/DYNAMICS: Marin: Marin is roughly in college. But that isn't a focus at all. She's been through a lot. To give you the rundown: she doesn't remember her mum, her gramps was everything (but hid an entire world to her) and she's gay. Lots of angst. This character will make you wanna KYS. But therapeutically. Mabel: This is Marin's life. Her whole life. She's the first love for Marin. She's the saviour of her misery. She's her hero, who comes to find her after Marin runs away. She's incredibly giving and loving. Thank god for Mabel. Gramps: So... I'm confused. (view spoiler) Somebody, please answer my questions. Ava and Javier: these are Mabel's parents. They are Hispanic. Also, they're the greatest fictional parents after Matilda's Miss Honey. Tommy: Tommy was some sort of janitor who was meant to keep an eye out on Marin? But also had the girls stay at his place during a storm? And then we never hear of him again? I'm confused; please help.

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This novel is a very quiet, beautiful look at changing relationships and life in general for a young adult. It was sad, but optimistic and very different from many other YA novels.

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I didn't get Marin at all in the beginning and couldn't understand why she did the things she did. But farther on in the book something clicked and I realized how much I understood her, and it was a bit scary, because if I was being honest it was because I saw so much of my younger self in her. Marin's cutting herself off from everyone and running away when she was in too much emotional pain felt familiar in a way, and I understood it. Did I think it was the wrong thing for her to do? Maybe. Maybe not. But it was all she could handle at the time, and so for her it was the only path she could take. I have to say though that everything about this book just pierced my heart. Seriously wounded me.

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"And I think of how time passes so differently for different people." This book is heartbreaking from start to finish. Beautifully written prose and packed with emotional development and twists. It so accurately captures the pain that often comes with friendship and the struggles to bridge gaps of time once they've happened. This story is about loss and is told in such an intimate way. It's hard not to get sucked in and feel for the characters. This is a wonderful story about sadness.

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oof, i haven't read this book yet but i can predict that I myself will have many feels hitting me very hard in the gut while reading this. i'll be counting on that.

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I loved this book. It reminded me of "Up to this pointe", a tragic book about love and loss. I would definitely recommend it