Jamie
17 years old
Quiet, emotional and struggling with depression and anxiety. He often overthinks everything. He cares deeply but struggles to express it.
Armand Meintjes
Characters & World
The people of Almost, and the places they carry with them.
Ethan
Funny, warm and naturally comforting. Brunette. Energetic and easygoing. He genuinely cares about Jamie but doesn't initially understand Jamie's feelings.
Theirs isn't a tidy love story. It's complicated, emotional and honest about how confusing it is to want something from someone who, for now, only sees a friend.
Meet the cast
The people who live in the world of Almost.
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Ethan
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Jamie
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Lila
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Mrs. Williams
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Jamie's Mom
The World of Almost
A few names, places and feelings from the world of the novel.
- Ashford Where the story lives.
- Ashford High Where Jamie has learned to keep parts of himself hidden.
- Jamie Seventeen. Quiet. Overthinking everything.
- Ethan Warm, funny and a little chaotic.
- Lila A name you will come to know.
- Friendship The thing Jamie is most afraid to lose.
- First love Wanted. Not yet returned.
- Growing up Messy, uncertain and still hopeful.