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Seventeen-year-old Micah Foster is looking forward to the return of his girlfriend, Amber, who's been away in Los Angeles recording an EP with her band. But when Amber returns home on the anniversary of Micah's dad's death, something feels different and Micah pushes her away.

Over the next week, as Micah tries to repair his relationship with Amber, he relives the events of the past few years and recognizes a pattern. His friends and family are right--he self-destructs every April, right around the time his dad died, hurting people he cares about in the process. Will Amber be this year's casualty? Or can Micah escape his past in time to fix his present?

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(view spoiler)[Micah is so good to Trinity <3 Oh dear, that last chapter was heartbreaking. I absolutely adore Trin as well. (hide spoiler)]

I'm gonna try and read this oneater today. :)

*one later

50%:
(view spoiler)[I love how Mr. Mitchell was with Micah. He was so cool! (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8:
(view spoiler)[What? I wonder what Stacee has that belongs to Micah! This is interesting! :D (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 12:
(view spoiler)[I'm glad that we got to know the story behind the death of Micah's father, but gosh, this was such a sad chapter.. (hide spoiler)]

Ending:
(view spoiler)[Aww. Trinity and Micah, I swear, I ship them so hard. I know it's sick since they're siblings, but they're just so darn cute together!!!
Also, it's amazing that the band bought all his dads music stuff. That makes me happy. (hide spoiler)]

30% Ive not read the novel this accompanies, but I really like this so far. (view spoiler)[Micah and Trinity have such a great brother sister relationship. Complicated yes, but great. And it breaks my heart how much he's beating himself up. Oh, and I love that he bakes. :) <\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

Irene wrote: "30%
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Yes! It was great!

50% (view spoiler)[Poor Micah. He really feels like it's his fault that his dad was shot. It just breaks Ny heart. And this whole thing with Amber is probably going to go wrong somehow, but he's trying so hard to be a great boyfriend. She seems kind of spacey to me.<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

Just finished. This was such a good little novella. Now I'm really excited to read the novel and see more of these characters. (view spoiler)[I knew that M and A would have to break up. It just wasn't working. And I'm glad he's trying to overcome what happened to his dad. It's easy to blame yourself and it broke my heart when he was explaining his story.<\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

This thing won't hide the spoilers when I try to reply! Anyway, Irene (view spoiler)[Maybe shipping them romantically is sick, but they have such a great sibling relationship and I really appreciated that. They are just such a great team. <\spoiler> (hide spoiler)]

Courtney wrote: "This thing won't hide the spoilers when I try to reply! Anyway, Irene [spoilers removed]"

Agreed 100%

And sorry you missed my reading of the novel :/ Would've been great to discuss it with you! :) I hope you get around to reading it soon, because it's just amazing.

Irene wrote: "Courtney wrote: "This thing won't hide the spoilers when I try to reply! Anyway, Irene [spoilers removed]"

Agreed 100%

And sorry you missed my reading of the novel :/ Would've been great to discu..."

I hope so too! I'm about to get it from the library. I remember seeing that you were planning to read it, but just didn't think about it at the time.

Well, as you can see from my review (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... ) I really loved it! :P

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(view spoiler)[It's so cool that Micah is creating the concert experience for his sister. (hide spoiler)]

Courtney wrote: "50% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[Yeah it doesn't feel like Micah can open up to Amber. It feels like their relationship is more the physical type than the talking/emotional connection type. (hide spoiler)]

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(view spoiler)[I'm glad he talked it out with Amber and they remained friends. I suppose he had to know with show biz, people can't really be themselves. (hide spoiler)]

Ending
(view spoiler)[ It was sad how Micah blamed himself but things happen which you can't control. (hide spoiler)]

I'm really liking this novella so far. It makes me feel for the characters

25% (view spoiler)[ Getting your dad shot by a robber must be a horrific experience... I would have nightmares too. I guess his reckless behaviour is the only way he can cope. I wonder how he'll be able to move on in a healthier way (hide spoiler)]

38% (view spoiler)[Micha's colleagues are nice. I like Ebony. She's like an older sister looking out for him. C-4 is an interesting character. And there's also Lainey! She's acting like a princess there... Free job from her parents! (hide spoiler)]

65% (view spoiler)[ I'm feeling a little uneasy about amber. Is there something going on with Nate? Or am I being paranoid

And he still hasn't told her about 5th April (hide spoiler)]

Irene wrote: "Ending

(view spoiler)[hah! Micah was so blessed to have such an awesome sister. She practically solved all his problems for him! It's great to have a sibling that looks out for you

It was so nice how they all still remembered his dad! He did make them sound as though they moved on as a new band and did their own thing. It was good to know they still cared

Im a bit on the fence about Lainey. She seems condescending and has a princess attitude. Im keen to see how Micah and her relationship develops! :) (hide spoiler)]