"To anyone else, it would look like complete destruction, but really, it’s all about transformation and becoming something else entirely. And the wings they create from almost nothing are incredible.”

Emerson and Rhys have been best friends since early childhood, and they've been there at every turn.

When Emerson loses his parents, and has to step up and be the parent for his younger siblings, Rhys is there for all of them as best he can. As the boys grow, and age into young men, Em is more and more aware that he's attracted to Rhys. Rhys is the first one to reach out and kiss Em, but then he bolts.

Emerson is confused by why Rhys left, and thinking about talking to him, but then Rhys is injured in a rock climbing accident and left with a traumatic brain injury. Emerson can't risk losing him by pushing a conversation about a kiss he doesn't remember, so he just hunkers down and tries to move on.

What follows is one of the sweetest, most heartwrenching love story I've ever read, and the sex is pretty off the charts too! 6 beautiful ⭐s for this phenomenal book by Christina Lee!