After finishing 
 Making Faces, 
 I immediately wanted to read more from this author. Her storytelling ability wowed me a little, so I decided to give this one a chance. And once again, she kind of blew me away with her not-so-conventional storytelling. While reading her books, it feels a little like infodump because there's so much information. But in the end, it all comes together and there isn't a single word that feels irrelevant to the overall story. 
 Blue Echohawk hasn't had an easy life. At two years old, she was abandoned by her mother (who we know is dead) and left with a man named Jimmy. A loner, who takes care of her the best way he knows how. After Jimmy suddenly disappears from her life, Blue's suddenly thrust into life, into school--at the age of ten--and forced to catch up. When we meet her, she's a senior in high school and just counting the days away until it's over and she cane move on. 
 That's, of course, when she meets Darcy Wilson. Her new twenty-two year old history teacher who pushes her limits and teaches her about a lot more than just world history. He teaches her how to embrace her own story, her own past and how to come to terms with it going forward. 
 Just like in Making Faces, the romance here isn't really the star of the book. It's another slow burn, but looking back on it now...I really don't think it would have grabbed me the same way if there had been insta-love and it had all just been easy for the two of them. There were some very real situations these two had to go through, including the giving up of a baby (which made me way more emotional than I every thought it would). But to me, that's a testament to Harmon's writing...if you can make me cry, you're doing something right. 
 So I'll say this again: if you want something deep and heartfelt that will make you laugh, cry and fall in love with slowly falling in love, you should give this book your time, because it's worth it.