When Cassie’s family moves into a decrepit house in New Orleans, the only upside is her new best friend. Gem is witty, attractive, and sure not to abandon Cassie—after all, she’s been confined to the old house since her murder in the ’60s.

As their connection becomes romantic, Cassie must keep more and more secrets from her religious community, which hates ghosts almost as much as it hates gays. Even if their relationship prevails over volatile parents and brutal conversion therapy, it may not outlast time.

This was really hard to read. I had no idea going in that it would discuss such heavy topics and not having any warning made it so I was very uncomfortable reading about those things. I had to skim a few parts because the scenes were more graphic than I was prepared to handle.

*Book received from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review* ( )