

They have a really special, really close relationship. She’s patient, kind, open, and totally there for Zorie. She’s actually her step-mom, but she’s everything you could ever hope your mom would be. He’s been going through a lot of tough stuff since THINGS happened, and not being able to talk to Zorie about any of them has really weighed on him. He also spends time working at his mom’s sex shop (he has two moms, and they’re both wonderful), which happens to be next door to Zorie’s parent’s business. His passions include reptiles, the great outdoors, and graphic novels. Zorie’s an aspiring astrophysicist, and spends a lot of her time with the astronomy club and her telescope. Things with Lennon have been strained since THINGS happened but she’s determined to show him that’s she’s totally over everything when he ends up being part of her Glamping trip. She’s a strong character, and I enjoyed being in her head.

She starts out as a girl who wants to plan everything, but throughout the story learns to let go a little. Survival stories are my kryptonite, and while this isn’t quite that, it had the same feeling. What I Liked: Another of my most anticipated spring reads, but unlike Nothing Left to Burn, this one surpassed all expectations. But can Zorie and Lennon’s rekindled connection survive out in the real world? Or was it just a result of the fresh forest air and the magic of the twinkling stars? But fighting each other while also fighting off the forces of nature makes getting out of the woods in one piece less and less likely.Īnd as the two travel deeper into Northern California’s rugged backcountry, secrets and hidden feelings surface. With no one but each other for company, Zorie and Lennon have no choice but to hash out their issues via witty jabs and insults as they try to make their way to safety.

It doesn’t hurt that their families are the modern day, Californian version of the Montagues and Capulets.īut when a group camping trip goes south, Zorie and Lennon find themselves stranded in the wilderness. Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other.
