Following the death of April’s brother, April and Oliver are once again in each other’s lives. The best of childhood friends, April and Oliver went their separate ways after high school and are now adults dealing with old wounds and years of faulty decisions. April and Oliver is a character-driven story of messy lives, the hope of redemption, and the lingering heartache of childhood. Their story is not always pleasant, as April deals with her abusive past and present and Oliver struggles to find his own way, but the characters are full and engaging.