The Summer of Everything (Julian Winters)

Oh my GOD. Ever since I found out about this book I have been incredibly excited about it! SoCal, indie bookstores and intense pining sounded right up my alley, and if the same thing is true for you I can wholeheartedly say that you do not need to read on–simply buy the book, and I promise you will not regret it.

Wesley Hudson is 18 years old and just out of high school. Everyone expects him to use the summer to figure out where he wants to go in life, and have a solid plan for the next five years. But the only solid things in his life are his job in the local indie bookstore and his way-too-massive crush on his best friend Nico. When the bookshop is threatened by an awful generic coffee company who wants to buy the property, Wes and his friends start a campaign to save it. Between open mics and trying to get over his (apparently unrequited) crush, the decision of what he wants his life to be after the summer becomes more and more difficult.