Overview
Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel exploring grief, love, and guilt from author Racquel Marie.
Growing up, Bryce, Beatriz, and Santiago were inseparable. But when Santiago moved away before high school, their friendship crumbled. Three years later, Bryce is gone, Beatriz is known as the dead boyās girlfriend, and Santiago is back.
The last thing Beatriz wants is to reunite with Santiago, who left all her messages unanswered while she drowned alone in grief over Bryceās death by suicide. Even if she wasnāt angry, Santiagoās attempts to make amends are jeopardizing her plan to keep the world at armās lengthāequal parts protection and punishmentāand she swore to never let anyone try that again.
Santiago is surprised to find the once happy-go-lucky Bea is now the gothic town loner, though heās unsurprised she wants nothing to do with him. But he canāt fix what he broke between them while still hiding what led him to cut her off in the first place, and itās harder to run from his past when he isnāt states away anymore.
Inevitably drawn back together by circumstance and history, Beatriz and Santiago navigate grief, love, mental illness, forgiveness, and what it means to try to build a future after unfathomable loss.
This book title, This Is Me Trying, ISBN: 9781250891389, by Racquel Marie, published by Feiwel & Friends (April 16, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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