
They both go and there Hana meets up with a boy she has fallen in love with, Steve Hilt. She becomes far more interested when her friend, Angelica, texts her a cryptic message for directions to a party. Hana begins her story by reflecting on how she was always braver than Lena in everything they did and that she was willing to do and say the illegal things no one else would.ĭuring this summer, she meets Fred, her pair, and although he is pleasant enough and polite, she feels the divide between her the uncured and him the cured. Stuck in Portland, Hana is simultaneously terrified of rebelling and of falling into line. However, as the date for her cure draws ever closer, Hana misses Lena more than ever and she wonders what it feels like to truly be in love. When she meets her approved match, Fred Hargrove, she gets a chance to see the safe, comfortable life she’ll have with him after they get married. On the surface, Hana has to be a model of perfect behavior.

Hana's last summer uncured is full of wild music, dancing, and even her first kiss.

Lena shies away from underground music and parties with boys, but Hana jumps at her last chance to have fun.

In the summer before they're supposed to be cured from love, best friends Lena Haloway and Hana Tate begin to drift apart.
