What We Left Behind: An Emotional Young Adult Novel (Paperback)

from brokenangelkisses

I'm aware that much of what I read is, let's say, comfortable. In particular, I read a lot of crime fiction, especially psychological crime, frequently featuring middle class women doing rather middle class things. (I'm even sure 'rather' is quite a middle class word, now I come to think about it...

from heike6

I'm always a sucker for alternating perspectives. I liked that it was about someone who was questioning their gender identity and I liked that there was a girlfriend involved. I didn't like how realistic it was in that there was too much hemming and hawing. The movie version would definitely cut ...

from howifeelaboutbooks

Talley's writing style is always on point - just realistic enough, with a few beautiful lines that will punch you in the gut and echo through your mind after you close the covers. Toni and Gretchen seemed too perfect in the beginning, but how they evolved and grew was amazing and heartbreaking an...