Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
This was very fast paced and consumable but not at all what I thought it was going to be. This was emotionally dark which I was not expecting. Shelbi only has one friend, her cousin. But, when she returns Andys' cellphone to him after seeing where he was in a car crash, now she has two. Then, they become more than friends. But, his life starts falling apart when he catching his mom, who is running for Senate, in the middle of having an affair with his ex-girlfriends dad! To make matters worse, he and said ex had gotten pregnant and their parents made her have an abortion, regardless of what she wanted, and he can't handle the guilt of that. He also has a drinking problem, which stems from the abortion. When Shelbi shows up on the day he finds out about the affair he kicks her out and tells her he doesn't want to see her. But, Shelbi has problems of her own and this makes her spiral. She starts cutting again and takes some pills. She ends up in the hospital. He apologizes, but then it's time to leave for college. The book ends with it being almost Thanksgiving Break and them making plans to see each other. This was very real, which is not my preference. I like more cutsey, more rom-com.
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