Sebastian, the love interest, was also handled very well, especially given the fact that he was Mormon. Not only that, but he was bisexual as well, and that element of his identity was impressively handled. Tanner, the main character, was a very believable teen boy. World building isn’t just for high-concept fantasy or sci-fi novels!

That just goes to show that world building really is so, so important in novels, even if it’s only a contemporary. With such amazing world building, I was really transported into this world that the authors painted for us. Some of it was even stuff I didn’t know about, and I had to message my friend Miah to confirm that the facts were all accurate (they were).

Also, it was obvious the authors were familiar with the Mormon religion as well, because they went into great detail with the intricacies of the Latter-Day Saints’ beliefs. The overly-friendly Mormons, the BYU campus, the Y on the side of the mountain… It was almost bizzare how accurate everything was. It was like I was on a second trip to Provo, experiencing it all over again. Christina Lauren (who, I found out, is actually two authors with their first names smushed together to make a pen name) really did her– their- research. Reading this book was a lot of fun for me because I’ve actually been to Provo, Utah, which is where the story takes place. Let’s kick things off with the world building this time around, because wow was it great.

So kick back and relax, because this review is going to be a fun one. Hell, it was everything I was hoping Burro Hills would be (you can check out that review here). It was everything I was hoping it would be. This book was so close to being a 5/5 star read for me. This will be a spoiler-free review. For my spoiler-y thoughts, check out my Book Breakdown on my YouTube channel, which was posted on ( My Channel).

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