Nothing Burns as Bright as You [Hardcover]

Five starred reviews!

FromNew York Times bestselling author Ashley Woodfolk, Nothing Burns as Bright as You is an impassioned stand-alone novel in verse about queer love, grief, and the complexity of female friendship.

Two girls. One wild and reckless day. Years of tumultuous history unspooling like a thin, fraying string in the hours after they set a fire.

They were best friends. Until they became more. Their affections grew. Until the blurry lines became dangerous.

Over the course of a single day, the depth of their past, the confusion of their present, and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. And in this messy love story, the girls will learn that hearts, like flames, aren’t so easily tamed.

It starts with a fire.

How will it end?

• Best Friends to Lovers:They shared everything, until their affections grew and the blurry lines between them became dangerous.
• Tumultuous Relationship:This is a love story told over one wild, reckless day after the two girls set a fire, unspooling years of their shared history.
• Poetic YA Novel:Written in lyrical, breathless verse, this story captures the all-consuming, and sometimes destructive, power of first love.
• LGBTQ Romance for Teens:An unforgettable, heart-wrenching tale of queer love that explores how hearts, like flames, aren’t so easily tamed.

“An emotional inferno and Woodfolk’s best book yet.”  -BookPage (starred review)

All of Woodfolk’s choices—every line break, indentation, and italicization... Even the blank space on the page helps to carry this piece to its full potential as a feverishly gripping, immersive, and emotional ride that will stick with readers for a long time... A masterfully crafted love letter to tumultuous, young, queer love and its lessons. -School Library Journlc—