For her senior capstone project, Pip researches the disappearance of former Fairview High student Andie, last seen on April 18, 2014, by her younger sister, Becca. Pip has known and liked Sal since childhood he’d supported her when she was being bullied in middle school. There’s not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn’s head.Įveryone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago-except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations. Autumn’s coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character.
But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends. Still, as the title implies, the author definitely knows how to write romance, and that should help readers overlook some of the cheesier bits. Brittany’s issues and dramas with her mother and her entourage come off like a groan-inducing after-school special. Alex and his friends are not fully fleshed out, and their voices and dialogue definitely don’t capture their characters or their experiences. The other elements come together as well, though they seem forced. Elkeles pens plenty of tasteful, hot scenes-including one where Brittany loses her virginity to Alex-that keep the pages turning.
In a sense, they’re right for each other: Neither fits the mold they were put in, so it feels natural when a fiery romance begins to brew. He longs to escape gang life, and she, the clutches of her overbearing mother. Meanwhile, she and Alex wage their own battles at home. Soon enough, Brittany’s snaky quarterback boyfriend dumps her, and her friends spread rumors that she and Alex are hooking up. Sparks fly when cheerleading it-girl Brittany Ellis is paired with gang-banger bad-boy Alex Fuentes in chemistry lab.
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