This Is Me Trying
This Is Me Trying
by Racquel Marie
Perfect for fans of Nina LaCour, This is Me Trying is a profound and tender YA contemporary novel exploring grief, love, and guilt from author Racquel Marie.
Growing up, Bryce, Beatriz, and Santiago were inseparable. But when Santiago moved away before high school, their friendship crumbled. Three years later, Bryce is gone, Beatriz is known as the dead boyโs girlfriend, and Santiago is back.
The last thing Beatriz wants is to reunite with Santiago, who left all her messages unanswered while she drowned alone in grief over Bryceโs death by suicide. Even if she wasnโt angry, Santiagoโs attempts to make amends are jeopardizing her plan to keep the world at armโs lengthโequal parts protection and punishmentโand she swore to never let anyone try that again.
Santiago is surprised to find the once happy-go-lucky Bea is now the gothic town loner, though heโs unsurprised she wants nothing to do with him. But he canโt fix what he broke between them while still hiding what led him to cut her off in the first place, and itโs harder to run from his past when he isnโt states away anymore.
Inevitably drawn back together by circumstance and history, Beatriz and Santiago navigate grief, love, mental illness, forgiveness, and what it means to try to build a future after unfathomable loss.
About the Author
About Racquel Marie
Racquel Marie grew up in Southern California, where her passion for storytelling of all kinds was encouraged by her friends and big family. She received a BA in English with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in gender and sexuality studies from the University of California, Irvine. There is, unexpectedly, a C in her first name. She is the author of Ophelia After All, You Donโt Have a Shot, and This Is Me Trying.
