Synopsis

Seventeen-year-old Hazel never saw having a sick mom in her future. And the last thing she expected was for her new next-door neighbor to give her a checklist that would change everything.


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After Hazel Winter's mom got sick, all emotion vanished from her life. She didn't cry, and she didn't feel. Instead, she pushed all her feelings aside to take care of her. But things change after meeting her new next-door neighbor River Beckett, a boy who is different from her in every way but somehow understands her more deeply than anyone else she's ever met.

In an effort to bring the real Hazel back, River helps her check off those emotions she buried deep down to protect herself. But she's not the only one with a dark past, and as more secrets come out, Hazel comes to realize she's in danger of checking off the one feeling she swore she'd never feel again.

***EDITOR'S CHOICE PICK APRIL & JULY 2023***