THIS IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE

Rebecca Barrow's raw, tender story of friends, music, and ferocious love asks - what will you fight for, if not yourself?

It doesn't matter what the prize for the Sun City Originals contest is this year. Who cares that's it's fifteen grand? Who cares about a spot opening up for one of the greatest bands to ever play this town?

Not Dia, that's for sure. Because Dia knows that without a band, she hasn't got a shot at winning Sun City. Ever since Hanna left - well, there hasn't been a band. And ever since Hanna's drinking took over her life, Dia and Jules haven't been in it.

It used to be the three of them, Dia, Jules, and Hanna, messing around and making music and thinking of the future. But that was then, and this is now - and now means a baby, a failed relationship, a stint in rehab, all kinds of beats that have thrown off the rhythm of their friendship. No contest can change that. Right?

But like the lyrics of a song you once played on repeat, there's no forgetting a best friend. And for Dia, Jules, and Hanna, what seems like an impossible feat - to ignore the past, in order to play again and start their future - will only become possible when they finally make peace with the girls they once were.

Rebecca Barrow's raw, tender story of friends, music, and ferocious love asks - what will you fight for, if not yourself?

Rebecca Barrow writes stories about girls and all the wonders they can be. A lipstick obsessive with the ability to quote the entirety of Mean Girls, she lives in England, where it rains a considerable amount more than in the fictional worlds of her characters. She collects tattoos, cats, and more books than she could ever possibly read.