Holly, a young woman from California, moves to New York to focus on her career after having given up on love. There she meets Tyler, who appears extroverted but has renounced sex and carries a heavy personal secret. Their relationship starts as a "special friendship" built on mutual support, but they eventually face the challenge of overcoming their past traumas to be together.
Reviewers from Amazon.es and The StoryGraph highlight the foundational friendship as one of the book's strongest elements.
The author provides what readers describe as a "tour" of New York, making the city feel like a character itself.