Fans of the Impossible Life
By Kate Scelsa
A captivating and profound debut novel about complicated love and the friendships that have the power to transform you forever, perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Mira is starting over at Saint Francis Prep. She promised her parents she would at least try to pretend that she could act like a functioning human this time, not a girl who can’t get out of bed for days on end, who only feels awake when she’s with Sebby.
Jeremy is the painfully shy art nerd at Saint Francis who’s been in self-imposed isolation after an incident that ruined his last year of school. When he sees Sebby for the first time across the school lawn it’s as if he’s been expecting this blond, lanky boy with a mischief glinting in his eye.
Sebby, Mira’s gay best friend, is a boy who seems to carry sunlight around with him . Even as life in his foster home starts to take its toll, Sebby and Mira together craft a world of magic rituals and impromptu road trips, designed to fix the broken parts of their lives.
As Jeremy finds himself drawn into Sebby and Mira’s world, he begins to understand the secrets that they hide in order to protect themselves, to keep each other safe from those who don’t understand their quest to live for the impossible.
Can three broken teenagers save each other when no one else can?
- Mental Health Representation: A raw and honest portrayal of depression and the quiet moments in a psych ward that can forge an unbreakable bond.
- LGBTQ Romance: The painfully shy art nerd and the boy who seems to carry sunlight with him. For Jeremy, seeing Sebby for the first time feels like coming home.
- Hurt/Comfort: Three outcasts carve out a world of magic rituals and impromptu road trips, finding solace in knowing they aren’t the only ones with broken parts.
- Character-Driven Story: Told from the alternating perspectives of Mira and Jeremy, this is a profound novel about the secrets we keep and the people who help us survive them.
A captivating and profound debut novel about complicated love and the friendships that have the power to transform you forever, perfect for fans of Nina LaCour and of The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Mira is starting over at Saint Francis Prep. She promised her parents she would at least try to pretend that she could act like a functioning human this time, not a girl who can’t get out of bed for days on end, who only feels awake when she’s with Sebby.
Jeremy is the painfully shy art nerd at Saint Francis who’s been in self-imposed isolation after an incident that ruined his last year of school. When he sees Sebby for the first time across the school lawn it’s as if he’s been expecting this blond, lanky boy with a mischief glinting in his eye.
Sebby, Mira’s gay best friend, is a boy who seems to carry sunlight around with him . Even as life in his foster home starts to take its toll, Sebby and Mira together craft a world of magic rituals and impromptu road trips, designed to fix the broken parts of their lives.
As Jeremy finds himself drawn into Sebby and Mira’s world, he begins to understand the secrets that they hide in order to protect themselves, to keep each other safe from those who don’t understand their quest to live for the impossible.
Can three broken teenagers save each other when no one else can?
- Mental Health Representation: A raw and honest portrayal of depression and the quiet moments in a psych ward that can forge an unbreakable bond.
- LGBTQ Romance: The painfully shy art nerd and the boy who seems to carry sunlight with him. For Jeremy, seeing Sebby for the first time feels like coming home.
- Hurt/Comfort: Three outcasts carve out a world of magic rituals and impromptu road trips, finding solace in knowing they aren’t the only ones with broken parts.
- Character-Driven Story: Told from the alternating perspectives of Mira and Jeremy, this is a profound novel about the secrets we keep and the people who help us survive them.