A captivating and profound debut novel about complicated like as well as the friendships that have the power to transform you forever, perfect for supporters of Nina LaCour and of The Benefits to be a Wallflower.

Mira is beginning at Saint Francis Prep. She promised her parents she’d at least make an effort to pretend that she could act like a functioning human being this time, not really a woman who can’t escape bed for times on end, who only seems awake when she’s with Sebby.

Jeremy is the painfully timid art nerd about Fans from the Out of the question Life in Saint Francis who’s experienced self-imposed isolation after an event that ruined his last year of college. When he sees Sebby for the very first time across the college lawn it’s as though he’s been expecting this blond, lanky son having a mischief glinting in his vision.

Sebby, Mira’s homosexual best friend, is a guy who appears to carry sunlight around with him . Even as life in his foster house starts to take its toll, Sebby and Mira collectively craft an environment of magic rituals and impromptu road trips, made to repair the broken parts of their lives.

As Jeremy sees himself drawn into Sebby and Mira’s world, he begins to understand the secrets that they cover in order to protect themselves, to keep one another safe from those that don’t understand their mission to live for the out of the question.