What’s worse than falling for someone in secret? Being rejected by them if you confess your feelings? I used to think so. Then I realized my heart didn’t break after they said no but it did when I watched them choose another.

I’ll be honest, I had my doubts about this book. I had no idea how Kara Mcdowell was going to pull this off. An apocalypse? Falling in love at the end of the word? Sci-fi? And on top of all that, she sprinkles in a British prince (royalty!!) set against a devastatingly beautiful European backdrop. Like, what?

Another year, another summer. How many more until your heart decides to love another? Preferably one who isn’t the best friend you’ve been in love with since forever? I don’t know. But what I do know is that it’s a losing game to try to forget them.