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Rachael Lippincott

Rachael Lippincott, coauthor of #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart, weaves a “breezy…truly charming” (Kirkus Reviews) love story about learning who you are, and who you love, when the person you’ve always shared yourself with is gone.Emily and her mom were always lucky. But Emily’s mom’s luck ran out three years ago when she succumbed to cancer, and nothing has felt right for Emily since. Now, the summer before her senior year, things are getting worse. Not only has Emily wrecked things with her boyfriend Matt, who her mom adored, but her dad is selling the house she grew up in and giving her mom’s belongings away. Soon, she’ll have no connections left to Mom but her lucky quarter. And with her best friend away for the summer and her other friends taking her ex’s side, the only person she has to talk to about it is Blake, the swoony new girl she barely knows. But that’s when Emily finds the list—her mom’s senior year summer bucket list—buried in a box in the back of her closet. When Blake suggests that Emily take it on as a challenge, the pair set off on a journey to tick each box and help Emily face her fears before everything changes. As they go further down the list, Emily finally begins to feel close to her mom again, but her bond with Blake starts to deepen, too, into something she wasn’t expecting. Suddenly Emily must face another fear: accepting the secret part of herself she never got a chance to share with the person who knew her best.

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Author

Rachael Lippincott

Pages

304

Publisher

Simon and Schuster

Published Date

2021-06-01

ISBN

1534468552 9781534468559

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"A lot of heart and humor,definitely a fun and quick read!"

Jonathan Kent

"READ THIS BOOK PEOPLE!!! FUN FACT I AM RACHAEL AND ALYSONS SECRET SECOND CHILD!!!!"

Lily :)

"Really good it's her first gay novel and it was really cute"

Kayla June

"I did not really what would happen in this book. It was so good!!"

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Addison Barber

"Amazingggg love this author"

Sage

"This is a coming of age book whose protagonist, Emily, is a senior in high school who is still coping with the loss of her mother who died of cancer three years ago. She discovers in an old yearbook of her mothers a bucket list that her mother wrote. She decides to follow in her mother's footsteps, because she herself feels lost. Her friend Blake, whom is a lesbian, is by her side the entire time. In the end she finally figures out what has been missing from her life and it isn’t only her mother, it’s her true identity. That she herself is actually gay as well. <br/><br/>If you are looking for a cute fun summer read I totally this one, especially now during pride month!"

Jodie L

"I loved and hated how much Emily “didn’t” know she was gay. (I hated it because it was so frustrating, like just be with her already! Aside, it was a beautiful story and I will definitely go hunting for books written by Rachael Lippincott."

raylynn <3

"(4.5 stars, rounded up) Another amazing read from one of my favorite YA authors. Personally, I believe this one had a sort of unoriginal plot, but it was still super cute and fun. I absolutely loved Blake, she was the perfect love interest. And in general, the characters were so developed, especially Emily. The themes of grief and self discovery were also beautifully created, it even added a bit of sadness to the book. Also the rom com level shenanigans were fun and enjoyable. And this was VERY Slow Burn. Blake and Emily didn’t even kiss until the final chapter, but it made sense because of Emily’s character development. There are two aspects that I wished were more developed: 1) the fact that Emily’s friends left her during her recent breakup with Matt, and 2) Emily’s discovery of her sexuality as a lesbian, especially because it wasn’t really a focus until the end of the book, and these kind of stories are already rare in YA. On a smaller and more personal note, I felt like the entire idea of the tattoo shop definitely not following the rules was literally just plot armor for the main character. Again, that’s not a real complaint. But overall, this was a very sweet and cute sapphic romance, and I highly recommend it (and every other book from this author.) "