We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
This book is reasonably short. According to my kindle, Hypatia2, it took a little over three hours to read. Not bad when the one before claimed to be five and a half. Despite its length, there is a lot of emotion packed in this book. It will likely give you the feels, and you may shed a tear or two at the end like I did.
Marin is a freshman in college in New York. It is the beginning of a month-long winter break, and she is not going home. She doesn't really have a home to go to. Her best friend from San Francisco is coming to visit for a few days, and Marin is nervous about this. She hasn't seen Mabel since Mabel left for college in Los Angeles, and things have happened. Things that Marin is not sure can be overcome.
Marin and Mabel were the best of friends, and the last few months they had together, they were more than that. Arguably, they were in love. Then Marin's grandfather, who she'd lived with since her own mother died when Marin was a toddler, passed away, and Marin was lost and confused. She shut out all who cared about her.
Mabel has come to New York to try to get Marin to come home to her family, if only for the holidays. Partially because of her grandfather's death and partially because of her feelings for Mabel, Marin doesn't feel she can.
This book takes place over the course of only three days, but there are flashbacks to the summer before. So much happens in this little bit of time, and my heart kept breaking over and over for Marin and her situation. This one was beautifully written, and I highly recommend it.
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