Even when Claudia lets herself believe that Gideon may actually be interested in her, a previous breakup makes her hesitant to pursue a new relationship (“It’s just easier to never start something than to have to see it end”). Chief among them is outgoing, kindhearted Gideon, a student at nearby all-male Danforth Prep. Claudia, who previously hadn’t bothered to make friends outside her childhood bestie, Zoe, begins to open herself to her peers. Iris is Chinese-American, the other primary characters ambiguously described, suggesting a white default. Instead, Claudia and Iris strike up an unlikely friendship after a failed group project forces them to participate in the school production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When Claudia accidentally overhears the breakup of Iris and Paige, Prospect-Landower School for Girls’ “cutest couple,” no-nonsense Iris threatens to ruin her. In Mills’ ( This Adventure Ends, 2016, etc.) latest, the beginning of senior year leads to new friendships and new love.
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