I love me some The Great Gatsby retellings, especially when they are as great as Douglass'.

From the beginning to the end, from the writing to the flow and pace, from the characters to the atmosphere; everything was of the highest level. In my eyes was excellent.

This is how you do a retelling that is even better than the original. I am absolutely obsessed with this book!
Nick is looking for life beyond small town Greenwood, but when tragedy strikes, he is forced into a new world without a plan and without time to even grieve. New York is far different from his old home in Oklahoma, but can he fit in? His world changes when he meets Jay...

This book had me in an entire chokehold. I really couldn't put it down, and when I had to, I would pop in an earbud and have my phone continue reading it to me. Ryan Douglass did an amazing job writing some very descriptive and intense scenes that truly makes it immersive for the reader. And while this is a retelling, there were still times where I was gasping and in shock of the twists and turns of the story. I really wish this was the book we read in high school instead of The Great Gatsby.

Favorite quote of many: "We'll be the stars that salt the night with light, the dogwood shedding petals in a brutal hurricane. Our tears will wet the earth like rain in the fall, when it's time for a season to start anew."