Summary

The novel is narrated in the past-tense by a third-person narrator who switches back and forth between the perspectives of Piper and Brendan. In the first chapter, Piper Bellinger's boyfriend, Adrian, broke up with her. They had been dating for three weeks, which was the longest relationship 28-year-old Piper had ever had. She tried to play it cool and act as if she did not care, but it was hard to do so when he was insulting her and implying that she was just a stupid, frivolous party girl like so many others in Los Angeles. Piper left the party in a rush and called her friend, Kirby, who had already heard about the breakup on social media. She asked Piper if she had really begged Adrian not to break up with her in front of Ansel Elgort. Piper said that of course...