More Happy Than Not

There is so much in Aaron's life that he would rather forget forever: the suicide of his father, his own suicide attempt shortly thereafter, and the fact that he is growing up in a hopeless neighborhood in the Bronx. However, Aaron's mother and his girlfriend Genevieve help him find happiness again. One day, when he meets Thomas and befriends the carefree and cool boy, he discovers a whole new kind of happiness. One that makes his heart race. But when Thomas tells him that he does not reciprocate his feelings, Aaron decides to finally do it: to forget. With the help of a groundbreaking brain manipulation, he wants to erase his memories of everything that was and everything he is. In the most painful way, he must learn that the heart remembers, even when the mind has long forgotten. Jonas Minthe sensitively reads the moving debut of SPIEGEL bestselling author and star of queer young adult literature Adam Silvera.