This was one I should have had read before the Gateway possible nominee vote. I might have fudged a bit and went ahead and gave it 5 stars on the ballot even though I hadn’t read it yet, when normally I just skip the ones I haven’t read. But I knew, and I was completely right that I would LOVE this one. And it is more than just a YA romance. The characters are dealing with divorced parents and how that affects them, and also how it feels when their parents start dating other people or get married, etc. As I mentioned with the adult title, Accidentally Amy, that I just read and reviewed, the banter that Painter writes is sooooooooo good! It made me smile, laugh out loud, and I just adored it! I also loved that the mom in the story was a KC Chiefs fan. Now, at one point towards the beginning, the mom was saying she was a Bobby Vinton fan, and honestly, I think most people with teenage daughters these days are around my age, and Bobby Vinton was before us. To me I’d think maybe Duran Duran or New Kids on the Block, someone from the 80s would be more fitting. I totally at one point was thinking of all the ways I would be so petty and what I would say to Charlie in that third act breakup that was sooooooooo perfectly done and necessary. The whole grand gesture was perfect though, and oh my gosh, I loved all the parts of the story with Puffball the kitten and Charlie. I loved, loved, loved this book! I already bought it for my school library before I got to read it, and now I can’t wait to share it, hand promote it, for my students! Which reminds me I need to do my favorite reads of the past year display at school again!