The Same Backward as Forward

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

47 pages 1-hour read

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Same Backward as Forward

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

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Part 2, Chapter 22-EpilogueChapter Summaries & Analyses

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of death, addiction, suicidal ideation, graphic violence, child abuse, and substance use.

Part 2: “Toby”

Part 2, Chapter 22 Summary

Toby’s dream starts to change as he gains control and feels more powerful; the maze becomes clear before him. He wakes up and finds Hannah beside him and knows what they have is enough. When he falls back asleep, he dreams of Hannah. In the morning, Toby finds Hannah on the beach and is taken by her beauty. He sees that she’s crying but allows her to tell him why in her own time.

Part 2, Chapter 23 Summary

Toby wakes up to Jackson’s breakfast and asks him if he brought Hannah here to save him. Jackson doesn’t reply, so Toby assumes that he is correct. He also notices that Jackson is no longer fighting Toby on his love for Hannah, and Jackson admits that he was only 17 when he fell for Eden.

Part 2, Chapter 24 Summary

Toby senses that something has changed in Hannah. She asks why he didn’t take his shirt off the night before. Tonight, she takes his shirt off for him and tells him that his scars are just a sign of survival.

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