I was a phenomenal book. Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read this book. I highly recommend reading it.

This novel takes the reader back to the time when AIDS was incurable. The main character being a straight woman was a nice change, as most novels focus on gay men that have the disease. I like that the author reminded readers that all people were capable of getting this disease, not just gay men. By capturing the journey of Dempsey and how she got the disease via drug use and the effects that the disease had on her life and future reunion with her former lover. I thought the author took a sensitive topic and handled it extremely well.

Read if you: Want a harrowing read set during the AIDS epidemic.

Librarians/booksellers: This has one of the most honest and affecting descriptions of the impact and toll of AIDS on a person's body. The ending was a bit bewildering (will need to go back and reread it).

Many thanks to Delphinium and NetGalley for a digital review copy in exchange for an honest review.