You don't think that having "The Dying Girl" in the title is a clue that it's confronting that particular trope head-on? I mean, you can write it off if you like. It's not going to hurt my feelings if you don't see it. But it was a very good book and it looks like they're staying true to the novel.

He doesn't really "meet" her. They were sorta-friends from childhood and their moms still stay in touch. He's guilted by his mom into spending time with her again. There's no romance involved at all.