Here We Go Again

 Here We Go Again by Alison Cochrun, 368 pages.

When they were kids Logan and Rosemary were best friends, and the natural way they fit together made them both better. Until a betrayal the summer before high school turned them into bitter rivals, a rivalry that has only gotten more heated now that they're both teachers at the high school they grew up in. But when the former teacher they both love tells them the cancer that has been killing him slowly has decided to kill him quickly instead, and he insists they both take him on a cross-country road trip to Maine, they have no choice but to be trapped together for an extended time. The road trip gets longer and more significant than they planned for (although perhaps not more than Joe planned for) they realize that the feelings between them haven't really faded over the years, and are perhaps even stronger than two adolescent girls who didn't yet realize they were lesbians could have known. 

Alison Cochrun always writes wonderful, sincere romances with neurodivergent characters, and this one is no different. A rom com about death is a unique premise, and this novel does an excellent job balancing grief and joy. I really enjoyed this book.