Hauntingly romantic and eerily beautiful, Christina Lauren proves with their debut young adult novel that not only do they have the chops to write steamy adult stories, but that they've got talent in other areas as well. Sublime will hit shelves in October and introduce readers to a love story with a twist: where one person is alive, and the other? Dead. 
 When she wakes up on the grounds of St. Osanna's boarding school, she's not sure of anything, even her name. It isn't until she sees him and utters six simple words--"I think I'm here for you."--that this story begins. What follows is a series of twists and turns, ghosts, hauntings, mysteries and of course, death. 
 At the center of it all are two kids who feel drawn to each other despite their circumstances. It's hard to have faith though, when one of you keeps disappearing unexpectedly and the other isn't sure if she's ever coming back this time. 
 Colin's the daredevil on campus. He's pierced and tall and gorgeous, and he loves to play hard. He's the orphaned boy who's lost everyone in his family except those who stepped in when his parents no longer could. He has his surrogate father and mother, Joe and Dot, and his best friend, Jay. He also has the school nurse, Maggie, who he spends more time with than he probably should. 
 Lucy's the lost girl who just sort of shows up one day, and has no idea why. She doesn't remember much about her life, or her death. All she knows is that she's back and she wants to figure out why. Oh, and she wants to stay. 
 After an accident shows Colin a way he can be with this new mysterious girl of his in a way that's tangible and real and dangerous, he's immediately planning for the next time. Lucy wants to discourage him, but she secretly wants the same thing he does. To feel him; to be with him. But these dangerous activities will lead to things neither of them expects as the mystery of why Lucy's there starts to unravel. 
 And gaaaaaaah, ya'll. Let me just say this book was a roller-coaster of feels for me. I spent the whole time holding back because I was so afraid these girls were going to break my little heart. I kept putting off reading it because I didn't want to get to the end!! I kept going back though, because the words were so pretty and the story just intrigued the heck out of me. I had to know what was going on. Not only that, but I was loving reading the Colin and Lucy moments. I mean...this boy. Total husband material with his words and the blinking and just, all of it. Fans of swoons will be a fan of Colin. Just saying. 
 He kisses her so carefully, as if too much contact will cause her to evaporate. His tongue glances her lip, her tongue, the skin of her neck. His piercing is cold; his skin is hot. His hands pull her closer, shadow up and down her sides and over her curves. "Missed you," he whispers. 
 See what I mean? You all know Christina Lauren has proven with their Beautiful series that they can totally write a hot guy, but with Sublime, they also prove they can write an adorable and sweet young adult that I'll fall for just as hard as I did for Max Stella. They also created a gorgeous story with a twist I didn't expect, and an entire cast of characters I would totally read about again. I'm so sad it's over and I can't wait for everyone else to get into Colin and Lucy's story and to fall in love with them just like I did.