A year ago, Abram's father and Juliette's mother were in the midst of a clandestine affair when they were killed in a car together. Things since then have naturally been a bit tense between their families. No one is doing particularly well. Abram's mother is addicted to gambling, Juliette's father mopes in the dark, and both kids are addicted to prescription meds (Adderel and Paxil). None of this, however, prevents the kids from falling in love. And thanks to their distracted and largely absent parents, they have free reign to do so. The relationship naturally fixes everything!
From the odd premise, the unrealistic freedom that these kids enjoy, and the beautiful way everything sorts out, this is a hard one to swallow. And while some lip service is paid to what
should be awkward in this story (grief, guilt, and impact of drug abuse), not much is developed. The story isn't too big into consequences or repercussions. In fact, it isn't really too much into detail. The characters are interesting and the premise has potential, but little is developed.
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