At a party, Eden tries spinning the bottle and kissing boys and when Olivia finds out, cruel recriminations ensue. But then Olivia has regrets and tries to win Eden back. But Eden is trying to fix herself by learning how to fit in with a popular clique. Back and forth they go, sorting out their feelings about relationships and about each other through verse and song. And while Olivia tries to win Eden back with a grand gesture, in the end the reality is that at their age important decisions will be made by others.
A beautiful and bittersweet verse novel about first love and the sorts of mistakes we make in middle school. I didn't see the intended retelling of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice that the blurb promised, but I didn't need to. What I found was a very sweet romance and two girls willing to fight for it. Ofttimes creative verse is an added benefit. Delightful!
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