. ▁When ▁her ▁friend ▁group ▁starts ▁to ▁rock , ▁Le ah ▁doesn ' t ▁know ▁what ▁to ▁do , ▁with ▁prom ▁and ▁gradu ation ▁coming ▁up . ▁In ▁between ▁her ▁friends ▁fighting ▁and ▁gradu ation , ▁Le ah ▁then ▁real izes ▁she ▁might ▁like ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁friends ▁more ▁than ▁she ▁first ▁thought . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁▁ ▁Le ah ▁Bur ke ▁– ▁The ▁young ▁protagon ist ▁of ▁the ▁novel ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁drum mer ▁in ▁the ▁band ▁Em o ji . ▁She ▁has ▁a ▁dead pan , ▁sar cast ic ▁sense ▁of ▁humor ▁and ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁bott le ▁up ▁her ▁feelings . ▁She ▁is ▁very ▁in secure ▁and ▁struggling ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁her ▁bis ex ual ity . ▁▁ ▁Simon ▁Sp ier ▁– ▁Le ah ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁was ▁secret ly ▁in ▁love ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁younger . ▁He ▁is ▁support ive , ▁enjo ys ▁O re os , ▁musical ▁theatre , ▁and ▁Elli ott ▁Smith ... ▁and ▁Br am ▁Green field . ▁▁ ▁Nick ▁E is ner ▁– ▁A ▁tal ented ▁singer , ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁s occer ▁player ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Le ah ' s ▁best ▁friends . ▁Tow ards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Simon , ▁Nick ▁began ▁a ▁relationship ▁with ▁Abb y , ▁much ▁to ▁Le ah ' s ▁anno y ance . ▁ ▁Abb y ▁Sus o ▁– ▁Nick ' s ▁girl friend ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁Simon ' s ▁closest ▁friends . ▁Le ah ▁is ▁head ▁over ▁he els ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Abb y