Feeling rejected, Charlie, an artist, is drawn into a destructive new relationship with her sexy older co-worker, a "semifamous" local musician who's obviously a junkie alcoholic. But things don't go as planned in the Arizona desert, because sweet Mikey just wants to be friends.
After spending time in treatment with other young women like her-who cut, burn, poke, and otherwise hurt themselves-Charlie is released and takes a bus from the Twin Cities to Tucson to be closer to Mikey, a boy she "like-likes" but who had pined for Ellis instead. Seventeen-year-old Charlie Davis, a white girl living on the margins, thinks she has little reason to live: her father drowned himself her bereft and abusive mother kicked her out her best friend, Ellis, is nearly brain dead after cutting too deeply and she's gone through unspeakable experiences living on the street. Noah and Amanda are white, and secondary characters are realistically diverse.Ī sweet and quirky romance told by a protagonist who will steal readers’ hearts.Īfter surviving a suicide attempt, a fragile teen isn't sure she can endure without cutting herself. Unfortunately, Simi and Noah’s nemesis, Amanda, is a two-dimensional villain, rendering the conflict between these teens an unfortunate distraction from the main story arc of Simi’s personal journey, which has a far more rewarding and believable conclusion. The plot is fast paced and utterly readable, and Simi’s family is quirky and lovable without ever being stereotypical. Simi is confident, principled, and unapologetic, and her voice glitters with optimism and honesty. When the app is a success, Simi and Noah, who is gay, suddenly become extraordinarily popular-and, even better, seem to be on the path to finding love themselves. Everything feels like it’s going perfectly until mean girl Amanda doesn’t get the match she wanted and, in retaliation, threatens everything that Simi and her family hold dear. It’s up to Simi to save their legacy-and decide if she wants to continue it herself. Their sophomore year of high school they create a dating app based on knowledge that Simi’s family has gathered for three generations. Punjabi American Simi and her best friend, Noah, are tired of blending into the background.
Just because Simran “Simi” Sangha is positive that she doesn’t want to pursue her family’s tradition of professional matchmaking doesn’t mean that she can’t use their wisdom to help her peers find love.
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