Our Last Fall - Paperback

by Lyvia Martinez (Author)

She stole her brother's ashes.
Now she has six hours to say goodbye.

It's been a month since Javi died, and fourteen-year-old Eva is done pretending a dusty urn is enough. On the last night of the Los Angeles County Fair, she steals his ashes and drags their old friend group back to the place he loved most.

The plan? Ride everything. Eat everything. Scatter him everywhere.

But grief doesn't disappear at the top of a rollercoaster.

As security starts closing in and secrets crack the group wide open, Eva has to face the guilt she's been dodging--and the girl she never stopped loving: Clare, Javi's best friend.

Six hours. One reckless goodbye. No coming back the same.

Perfect for fans of Rachael Lippincott and Nina LaCour, Our Last Fall is a sapphic, bittersweet coming-of-age tilt-a-whirl about grief, friendship, and first love. It's about learning that there's no right way to say goodbye, and that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is let yourself fall.

Author Biography

Lyvia Martinez grew up in Puerto Rico, where movies and long afternoons of reading sparked her love of stories. Her debut novel, Our Last Fall (Bywater Books, 2026), follows a decade of work in Film and TV; she lives in Los Angeles with her wife and a lively household of cats and foster animals.