Allison has been on fire twice and in love once, and both have left their scars. As she starts her freshman year in Dyke Hall, she meets Shar, who draws her like flame. Allison strives for reinvention, but she also falls on old habits.
Publisher’s Description:
This is a story about college, about fire and also about love.
Allison Lee is seventeen and off to college in the fall. So far, she’s been in love once (total catastrophe) and on fire twice (also pretty bad). Both love and fire have left their scars.
Looking a little more burnt chicken and a little less radiant phoenix, Allison takes up residence in Dylan Hall (a.k.a. Dyke Hall) at St. Joseph’s College, where she discovers the true gift of freshman year: the opportunity to reinvent yourself. Miles away from the high school she’s happy to leave behind, her all-female dorm is a strange new world, home to new social circles and challenges. Allison still feels like the odd girl out … until Shar appears. Beautiful and blinding, Shar quickly becomes the sun at the centre of Allison’s universe, drawing her in with dangerous allure.
Will Allison get burned again? And, if she does, what kind of scars will she earn this time?
Genre: Contemporary
Representation:
Gender:
Cis girls: Allison
Sexual Orientation:
Lesbian/Queer/Bi: Allison
Romantic Orientation:
Not explicitly addressed.
Race/Ethnicity:
Asian: Allison
Trigger Warnings:
Alcohol/Substance abuse
Additional Notes:
Ownvoices: Queer, Asian