Carter is caught in an unusual condition that causes him to relive his sixteenth year repeatedly. Each time he approaches his seventeenth birthday, his memory resets and his body reverts, while the rest of the world continues forward. His family and peers are aware of the cycle, but Carter must repeatedly rediscover his circumstances. Maggie, who previously had a relationship with Carter, remembers what he cannot. As she prepares for college and faces the limits of Carter's condition, the two navigate questions of memory, attachment, and continuity. The novel explores adolescence, romantic relationships, and the experience of change through a speculative premise centered on time and memory