I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

"If you asked her a question, be ready for a very loud truth."

This is a short and sweet feel good coming of age summer story. Matt is a boy just about to enter highschool who is completely besotted with a girl nearby named Lia. It is frustrating how long it takes Matt to stand up for himself (and Lia), but only because I was rooting for them the whole time. There is some great writing which seperates Lia from the standard "quirky girl" trope. I loved her description of being as "predictable as a slot machine". I wasn't too sure why everyone at first thought the sermons were so controversial- it was just about really accepting everyone. It would have to be a pretty conservative place to have people literally leaving the church as he was preaching. I just wished there was a bit more closure for the ending.