I really enjoyed this! I loved the style and voice, and the story and characters. It was sweet and languid, a great coming of age book that's very relatable to me, a girl who was shy and quiet in high school. I related a lot to the main character. But the dialog was also witty and fun. This is one of my favorite types of books--beautifully written and not much really happens, but still affecting me in a profound way.Publisher's description:
Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. She’s never even been kissed. And it’s not just because she’s gay. It’s because she and her two best friends, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world. So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. Those parties aren’t for kids like them. They’re for cool kids. Straight kids. But then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship is formed. In return for never talking about that kiss, Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights, new experiences, and one really cute girl named Lydia. The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it.
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