The lush, lyrical quality of Liz Flanagan's writing reminded me of Jandy Nelson's style at times; her debut novel, [[The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson|The Sky is Everywhere]] remains one of my favourite YA contemporaries of all time, and I also adored [[I'll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson|I'll Give You The Sun]]. Meanwhile, [[Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson]] and [[Beautiful Broken Things by Sara Barnard]] both feature strong female friendships front and centre. Finally, I would also highly recommend Sarah Skilton's excellent teen contemporary, [[Bruised by Sarah Skilton|Bruised]], which explores many similar themes to ''Eden Summer''.