Growing up across the street from each other, Scott and Cath have been best friends their entire lives. Cath would help Scott with his English homework, he would make her mix tapes (it's the 80's after all), and any fight they had would be forgotten over TV and cookies. But now they've graduated high school and Cath is off to college while Scott is at home pursuing his musical dreams. During their first year apart, Scott and Cath's letters help them understand heartache, annoying roommates, family drama and the pressure to figure out what to do with the rest of their lives. And through it all, they realize that the only person they want to turn to is each other. But does that mean they should be more than friends? The only thing that's clear is that change is an inescapable part of growing up. And the friends who help us navigate it share an unshakable bond.
I have no idea going into this book that I was going to love it so much. I took a chance on reading it, because SEP blurbed it, and well, she is romance royalty.
This story is told through a series of letters written between Scott and Catherine during her first year of college. The friendship and the strength of their friendship is the first thing that grabbed me. The banter between the two was funny, witty, and heartfelt. Each experienced some life altering events in their lives, but were lucky enough to have the other to rely on. These two have their ups and downs with each other too, but their friendship is so solid, it survives and grows stronger over that year apart.
Overall: Cute, funny, charming, heartwarming, and smile-inducing with awesome 80s musical references, which brought me back to my teens.
