Leonidas lives off music. After all, he and his siblings didn’t become one of the most famous bands worldwide for no reason. The blinding lights and the roar of the crowded stadium fuelled him. But not anymore. Leonidas has become a shell of the person he once was. Now, he’s everything you want to stay away from—moody, tatted, and full of sarcasm. Leo and Trinity’s love is unlike no other. It’s messy, heartbreaking at times, butterfly igniting, and above all real. As soon as this appeared on my Kindle I immediately started reading and I couldn’t put it down! A huge thanks to the author, Alexia, for sending me an early copy! i don’t think i have enough words to describe this book, this story, this relationship development. everything was so well written, from the fake dating to the slow burn, everything was PERFECT.

The mental health representation in this book is outstanding. The topics discussed within this book are heavy and triggering, so please do your research before reading. Both characters are broken in a way that neither of them can navigate, living in a darkness that no one else seems to understand. But through their mental health struggles and deep-seeded agony, they’re drawn to each other, providing a sort of light for each other that makes them want to be better, to live. Trinityyyyy. I love her. Especially in this book. She's me if I could directly speak to Amelia. I love that we got to see her again. Elijah too. He is so funny for what I want to precedent this by saying that I’ve never read anything by this author before, but that I was completely floored after reading it. I haven’t connected with a book this intensely in a really long time.Identity is a beautifully written story about two broken kids finding happiness and life in each other. also i can’t NOT mention the elijah and amelia and the elijah and trinity moments, they completely warmed my heart, i love them forever 😭 okay so to make a long story short, this book NEEDS to be your next read!!!!! trinity is such a complex character that i feel everyone can relate to on a deeper level, and leo just deserves everyones love 😭🤍

i read this book first on wattpad and the nostalgia i had re-reading literally put me in my feels; it still stayed true to original story but all the little edits here and there made it 10x better 🫶 the mental health rep!!! i really appreciate how well certain scenes in this book were written and how nothing was glossed over (it was also a PAINFUL reading experience, everything trin & leo went through I FELT 🥲)amelia….what to say about her? amelia was already was one of my favorite characters since book 1, my favorite broken sunshine girl. i feel like some girls that suffer from the same that amelia always feel like their trauma is overlooked and alexia just explained it perfectly. The mental health awareness in this book was utterly unique. While both characters struggle with trauma and mental health issues, they learn how to deal with it, and grow as people in the process. Trinity, the girl who had it all. The popularity, the friends, the perfect family. All of that changed in the matter of a second. Now, she’s a shell of the person she used to be. She despises social interaction, feeling more comfortable in the walls of her bedroom with the only people she can tolerate—the ones in the books she reads. Until she meets her new neighbor… and he brings about a bit of light in her, summoning her out of the darkness she’s blanketed herself in for a long time, making her question everything.