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Violence
Barely any
No violence
Language
Barely any
Mild language appropriate for older teen readers
Sexual Content
Some
An adult sexual encounter is part of the story; referenced rather than depicted
Substance Use
Barely any
Moderate drinking in the Paris setting
Emotional Intensity
Some
The psychological impact of being abandoned by someone you trusted; the process of rebuilding identity
What this book is about
Allyson, a careful pre-med student, meets Willem at a Shakespeare festival in London and impulsively spends one day with him in Paris—only for him to vanish. Gayle Forman's YA contemporary romance follows Allyson's year of processing what happened and trying to find out who she is beyond her parents' expectations.
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