I love poetry...oh my god, it's amazing, I haven't found a book that does this before...did I mention I fucking love poetry. 
 Layken moves to Michigan with her mother and younger brother several months after their father died. She's planning to hate it, she's angry they had to move and the only place she wants to be is back in Texas. The day they arrive Kel meets Caulder, a boy of the same age who lives across the street. They immediately become friends and Layken is introduced to his older brother Will. They begin a romance and Layken decides Michigan might not be so bad when something is thrown in their way, stopping them being together. Every day is hard, they have to try and find a balance between their feelings and the demands put upon them. This is further tested when Laykens mother finally reveals the real reason they came to Michigan, is there any way they can survive this? 
 Will is amazing, he's cute and smart and can write, he takes care of his brother and he does what's right, putting other people before himself. I really liked Lake too, she doesn't do stupid things, the decisions she makes are perfectly natural and I never felt like Colleen Hoover made the characters do things just to cause more drama. 
 If you've never heard of slam poetry before read this book, even if you don't like poetry it is nothing like what you expect it to be. 
 The supporting characters were fleshed out and became a huge part of the story, I loved that, they weren't just there for necessity, they had their own stories and really came to life. 
 Also...this is the start of a series, what more could you want? 
 Review originally published on Holly Was Here