4.3 stars on Amazon and 3.6 on Goodreads Goodreads Choice Award: Nominee for Best Poetry 2017 This is an Advanced Reader Copy Nicu has emigrated from Romania and is struggling to find his place in his new home. Meanwhile, Jess’s home life is overshadowed by violence. When Nicu and Jess meet, what starts out as a friendship slowly blossoms into romance as a two bond over their painful pasts and their hopes and dreams of a better future. But will they be able to save each other, let alone themselves? This Illuminating story told in dual points of view through vibrant verse will stay with readers long after they’ve finished