Do you remember your first love? The first time holding hands and the first kiss? Robin and Ash's story will have you floating down memory lane. Their joy will become yours just as their guilt, shame, pain and grief will feel like it's drowning you in a lake of passion. This book is amazing. Curl up with it on a day when you want to reminisce as following the two brave lovers as they combat homophobia, bullying, and one's incessant self - doubt and a stubborn Irish father threatens the love they share. Simply amazing,

Realistic, weird, uncomfortable, joyful... first love.

Loved how "real" the depiction of new love, crushing lust and confusion of loving the same sex.

Second half was kind of melodramatic, cliche.

I absolutely adore this book for so many reasons. While I love HEA endings to stories, this story had the heart-warming, yet tragic tale of a teenager's first love. It tells a story to two girls who deal with their realization that they are gay in different ways. One accepts herself and who she is, despite all of the negative reactions from classmates and those in the small community she lives in. The other cannot accept who she is and spirals into the depths of denial and depression. In many ways, I felt like I was reading the thoughts and actions of many a person that finds they are gay. The love that the girls have is passionate and filled with such emotion, as are the times when they are apart.

I found it difficult to deal with Robin's emotional swings. She has someone in front of her that loves her so much and wants to do anything for her, yet she pushes her away, not once but twice. Asher fights so hard with her emotions, her love for Robin, but in the end knows when their time is at an end. The bittersweet ending capped off a wonderful book that I am sure I will read again in the future.

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.