The summer after eleventh grade, Nate was stabbed in his front yard. The attacker: his best friend, Cameron. Now, Nate is being called to deliver a sworn statement that will get Cam convicted. But the problem is, the real story isn’t that easy or convenient—just like Nate and Cam’s relationship.

From the day the boys met, Cam challenged Nate on every level. He taught him how to break the rules, how to dream, and how to accept himself. But Nate—armed with a fierce moral code and conflicted by his own beliefs—started to push back. With each push, Nate and Cam moved closer to falling in love—but they also spiraled closer to their breaking point.

During the deposition, Nateis forced to come clean about all of the things he’s kept bottled up—like how his aunt isn’t as supportive and friendly as she seems to outsiders, how he cheated on his girlfriend, and how he and Cam are so much more than friends.

Dark and literary, but still fast-paced and engrossing, Zach’s powerful debut novel tackles difficult subjects, but ends with a message of hope and empowerment.