Old Enough

Friendship is the heart of this coming-of-age campus novel. As Savannah embarks on her sophomore year of college, proudly out as bisexual, she's happy to be making new connections and cultivating community when her childhood best friend Izzie announces her wedding engagement. Sav greets this news with surprise and dread, and it gradually becomes clear she's not simply outgrowing her old friendship; she's grappling with unaddressed trauma from her past involving Izzie's older brother. Jakobson respectfully tends to the issue of sexual assault, with an emphasis on healing, and she manages to infuse Sav's story with plenty of queer joy. It's a quick, big-hearted read that enjoyably captures that young adult era in life where you think you're finally grown and know everything while you're obviously still figuring out who you are and who you want to be.