Many thanks to NetGalley and Ecco for gifting me a digital ARC of this wonderful novel by Kevin Wilson - 5 stars!
In the 1990s in Coalfield TN, two teenagers who have both lost their dads and feel lost and lonely, come together and create art. Frankie wants to be a writer and comes up with a quote; Zeke wants to be an artist and illustrates the poster. They sign it with drops of their blood. Then with a copier in the garage stolen by Frankie's brothers, they make copies and start putting them all around the town. But the townspeople get scared and bad things start happening. Twenty years later, Frankie is now married and the mother of Junie, living now in KY, gets a phone call that threatens to expose her.
Oh my gosh, did I love everything about this story. I loved how the writer's note was the beginning of the story, explaining the phrase and making me already love the story before I started to read. This is a sweet coming-of-age story about two young people who don't fit in with anyone but themselves, trying to express themselves in art, and make a spot in the world. It's about friendship and secrets that both unite us and set us free. It's an absolute must read!
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