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297 pp.
| Simon Pulse |
February, 2019 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4814-9857-9$18.99
|
EbookISBN 978-1-4814-9859-3
(2)
YA
As Dino started falling for his first boyfriend, Rafi (who is trans), he became ex–best friends with July. After July unexpectedly dies of a brain aneurysm, Dino gets a shock in his family's mortuary: July's corpse inexplicably comes back to life. Dino and July are complex characters; their easy banter is witty, philosophical, and engaging as Hutchinson's story blends speculative fiction, existential dread, morbid fascination with death, and surrealism.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2019