But underneath the privilege surges real pain, longing, and feeling in a way that makes it easy to imagine this novel as a film.” –Publishers Weekly, starred review Between Ava’s troubled ingénue status, her claim to Hollywood royalty, and the way several characters are both charmed by unexpected fortune and grayed by tragedy, the story can feel like a Hollywood fairy tale. “LaCour (The Disenchantments) can write her way around a movie set (and L.A., too), and her descriptions of Emi’s work raise Emi’s character to another level and add fascinating depth to this story. And of course, it's a story about the friends who guide us through it all.” – Bustle ”A sweet, hopeful story about finding the courage to live your truth ― whatever it may be. There is something about this place that renders everything full of magic.” –Forever Young Adult “Levithan and LaCour beautifully capture what it’s like to have a romance against the backdrop of the cool grey city of love. This fun, sweet novel beautifully captures the power of romantic and platonic love alike.” “Nina LaCour and David Levithan are two of the best YA authors working right now, and this story is further proof. “Teens, queer or straight, are often dramatic and unsure of themselves, and by moving its characters beyond the coming-out trope and giving them other questions to focus on, this book gives them room to be.” “Often subtle and always absorbing examination of fraught relationships…popular authors LaCour and Levithan tell their heartfelt story seamlessly in chapters that alternate between Mark’s and Kate’s respective points of view and invite readers’ emotional engagement with these two empathetic teens.” – Booklist The raw emotion of this novel will delight fans of Rainbow Rowell and John Green.” – BookPage “You Know Me Well perfectly encapsulates those fraught, end-all-be-all feelings of high-school romance and graduation. Beautifully written, heartfelt, and deeply real.” -Adi Alsaid, author of Never Always Sometimes and Let’s Get Lost “You can feel every peak and valley of Marin’s emotional journey on your skin, in your gut. Siobhan Vivian, bestselling author of The Last Boy and Girl in the World “ As beautiful as the best memories, as sad as the best songs, as hopeful as your best dreams.” Stephanie Perkins, bestselling author of Anna and the French Kiss
“So lonely and beautiful that I could hardly breathe. poetic and skillfully crafted." - Shelf Awareness ★ “A moving portrait of a girl struggling to rebound after everything she’s known has been thrown into disarray.” ★ “LaCour paints a captivating depiction of loss, bewilderment, and emotional paralysis. “ Nina LaCour treats her emotions so beautifully and with such empathy.” -Bustle
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