Alex and Poppy's dynamic is beautifully observed.
Two timelines alternating between past summers and a present trip, building toward an emotional payoff that I saw coming and cried at anyway, which is the mark of a skilled author. Alex and Poppy's dynamic is beautifully observed — the specific texture of a friendship that becomes something else over years. My minor complaint: the present-timeline sections feel slightly slower than the past sections and the book loses some momentum in its second third. Still four very solid stars.