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Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. But when a rash decision throws Ellis's life--and her relationship with Easton--into chaos she's forced to move halfway across the country, far from everything she's ever known. Now Ellis hasn't spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it's better that way; maybe eventually the Easton shaped hole in her heart will heal. But when Easton's mother invites her home for a celebration, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind... and with the boy she never stopped loving. -- Publisher's description.

General Note:

"First love cuts the deepest" -- Cover.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

372 pages ; 22 cm

Genre:

Romance fiction.

Bildungsromans.

Subject Term:

Teenage girls -- Fiction.

Best friends -- Fiction

Friendship -- Fiction.

Betrayal -- Fiction.

First loves -- Fiction.

Publisher:

HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Publication Date:

2022

ISBN:

9780063088535

Publication Information:

New York, NY : HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]

Call Number:

YA DWYER

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"This book comes with its own aching heartbeat. Be forewarned, it's stronger than it looks." --STACEY LEE, award-winning author of The Downstairs Girl

Ellis and Easton have been inseparable since childhood. But when a rash decision throws Ellis's life--and her relationship with Easton--into chaos, she's forced to move halfway across the country, far from everything she's ever known.

Now Ellis hasn't spoken to Easton in a year, and maybe it's better that way; maybe eventually the Easton-shaped hole in her heart will heal.

But when Easton's mom invites her home for a visit, Ellis finds herself tangled up in the web of heartache, betrayal, and anger she left behind . . . and with the boy she never stopped loving.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 10 Up--It's been a year since Ellis was banished to the West Coast; a year of being cut off from her best friend and love, Easton Albrey. She's freshly graduated from high school when Easton's brother Tucker Albrey swoops back into Ellis's life and convinces her to return to their small town in Indiana for his mother's 50th birthday bash. Going back means facing the heartache and betrayal that obliterated her life last summer and Ellis isn't sure she'll survive it. Debut author Dwyer conceives a touching romance between two teens, whose inseparable bond is tested by calamitous events. Flashbacks of Ellis from ages 11 to 17 creates the groundwork for the beautiful, complicated, and messy connections Ellis has with her parents, the Albreys, and Easton. Ellis's fractured relationship with her family reveals the struggle of obligation vs. happiness, which seamlessly plays into the underlying tension in the novel of the haves (the Albreys) and the have nots (Ellis). This, in turn, drives home the notion that nurture--or the environment in which one is raised--affects how one construes and reacts to situations. Ellis's upbringing has made her emotionally blinded by self-doubt, which, when mixed with Easton's earnestly privileged outlook, implodes their relationship. It's only when both realize and face the mistakes made that they're woven back together. Readers will desperately root for Ellis and Easton in this unforgettable romance. All characters read white. VERDICT A perfectly emotional read for fans of Nicola Yoon and Becky Albertalli, this coming-of-age romance is one not to miss.--Emily Walker

Publisher's Weekly Review

Using an intimate first-person narrative and alternating between the past and present, Dwyer celebrates found family in this emotionally layered and strikingly romantic debut. With her father in and out of jail and her mother often disappearing without notice, Ellis Truman spent most of her Indiana childhood with classmate Easton Albrey and his family. After taking Ellis, then 11, under their wing, the Albreys--which include Easton's mother, father, and brothers Dixon and Tucker--essentially raise her as their own. When she's 15, Ellis realizes that she's fallen in love with Easton, but following an incident, Ellis, now 18, is living with her aunt in California. Though she and Easton haven't spoken since she left, Tucker encourages Ellis to accompany him home for their mother's 50th birthday. Ellis's melancholy present, juxtaposed with scenes from her joyful past, provide insight into her struggles navigating conflicting loyalties to her biological family and the Albreys. The narrative's alternating timelines and the slowly unfolding mystery behind Ellis and Easton's fallout introduces intrigue and palpable tension between intricately characterized, presumably all white, characters. Ages 14--up. Agent: Sarah Landis, Sterling Lord Literistic. (May)