For eighteen years, Lenore's parent-regulated life has centered around one thing only: competitive gymnastics. Most girls change their minds a dozen times while growing up. They want to be a princess, a veterinarian, a movie star, an astronaut. Not Lenore. Since she was five years old, her one and only goal was to be just like Shannon Miller. The glory of the gold. She might be nearly good enough to compete in the Olympics, but it's come at a price. When her relationship with her parents hits a low point, it's just in time to decide on college, and she and her twin sister Raven know exactly where they want to be. Boston is as beautiful as it is appealing, in that it is far, far away from Louisiana and their strict parents.
It turns out that when you're not being smothered by rules, you can have quite a few life experiences. Just not necessarily the good kind. What follows is four years of self-discovery, love, growth, heartache, and loss. Tragedy strikes, bonds are tested, and familial secrets come to light. So when a devastating accident happens that changes the entire course of Lenore's life, she's not so sure that she has what it takes to rise from the ashes. How does one simply walk away from a dream after spending a lifetime working towards it, with no regard for anything else?
Half coming-of-age novel, half love letter to Boston, this story is about the love that only exists between sisters and the best of friends, the inner strength that comes from surviving painful experiences, and the kind of sweetness that's worth kissing a few frogs for.
