The start of this book feels like a 5 star read. A sapphic couple hiding from their conservative, religious parents in small town America, Stevie and Nora are making plans to leave when the worst happens - a freak accident makes Stevie lose 2 years of her memories, forgetting Nora in the process. As none of Stevie's family or friends know Nora, there's a question of if they can ever find each other again.

Every time a YA book has a vegan in it they seem to go to extra lengths to talk about meat and animal slaughter for like the entire book. I don't need vivid descriptions of meat or for the main character to bond with a cow that's slaughtered a few pages later, and the actual vegan in the book was so blase about it? Like yeah we're handling 100 pound of meat whats the issue? It's very weird.

The romance was really well done, but I did feel a disconnect from the characters that I couldn't explain. The ending was tied up a little too neatly with a bow, and Stevie's parents reaction didn't feel realistic. I think this could have been more interesting if Stevie and Nora reconnected in college, rather than in the same town.