This is a beautiful, heart-wrenching, yet hopeful story. Set in 1989 during the AIDS epidemic, the story follows three teen friends, Reza, Art, and Judy. This story is a great introduction to what happened during the AIDS epidemic for young adults, but it definitely left some things out. And that's where some of my issues lie. This story leaves out the gay and trans POC that made up a very large portion of those affected by AIDS, as well as being major participants in the protests portrayed in the story. We only have Jimmy in the story, who is black (which is barely acknowledged), and past mentions of José, who is Latine. That said, the principles of the story are great. This is an interesting coming-of-age story in that it shows what it was like to grow up queer during the AIDS epidemic. We see Reza especially struggle the most, and we see his fear of sexual intimacy because of the new risks. I also struggled with Judy's character a bit because she felt like just a tropey character. She checks boxes. She's "not like other girls," plus-size, alt, and doesn't get along with other girls (until she does). I also felt her reaction to Reza coming out was extremely overblown. Yes, it would hurt, but to go months without talking to your best friend because he liked your gay boyfriend feels like a lot, even for a teenage girl. All that to say, this is a good story with some very important queer history. The writing is excellent, and the story is truly well done, I just wished some aspects were handled better.