When I got this book this morning, I was expecting it to be a teen book about a girl who got bullied and finds a friend in the star football player. While that is true to some extent, it is so much more! I did not expect it send me right back to high school. I know that hurt that 14 year old Nolan feels when she overhears the jokes that are said about her. I was that girl who had to do all the work on the school project when the popular guy ignores you. I was drawn into the story and while I do not agree with some of the decisions made in the book, they are completely understandable high school reactions.
Nolan is a tomboy who likes to wear comfy boy shorts and t-shirts until she overhears her crush, Reed, the star football player, and his girl friend, Tatum saying she looks like a guy. She decides to dress like a girl and ends up as Reed's lab partner in class. They slowly become friends and Nolan's crush grows. Unfortunately he does not seem interested in Nolan as anything more than a friend and so she starts to date his best friend Sean ( who is an amazing guy!). They are a cute couple but Nolan's feeling for Reed get in the way. Later when Reed rescues Nolan after her car breaks down, they finally admit that they have feelings for each other. Of Course, a jealous Tatum throws a nasty wrench into their new relationship and tears it apart.
The next year is tough for both Nolan and Reed, they both still love each other but instead of talking it out, they constantly hurt each other with their words and actions. It takes an emergency to get them to finally see eye to eye!
Thankfully the book does have a Happily Every After but it does take a while to get there but it was well worth the wait!
*I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley for an honest review*
Nolan is a tomboy who likes to wear comfy boy shorts and t-shirts until she overhears her crush, Reed, the star football player, and his girl friend, Tatum saying she looks like a guy. She decides to dress like a girl and ends up as Reed's lab partner in class. They slowly become friends and Nolan's crush grows. Unfortunately he does not seem interested in Nolan as anything more than a friend and so she starts to date his best friend Sean ( who is an amazing guy!). They are a cute couple but Nolan's feeling for Reed get in the way. Later when Reed rescues Nolan after her car breaks down, they finally admit that they have feelings for each other. Of Course, a jealous Tatum throws a nasty wrench into their new relationship and tears it apart.
The next year is tough for both Nolan and Reed, they both still love each other but instead of talking it out, they constantly hurt each other with their words and actions. It takes an emergency to get them to finally see eye to eye!
Thankfully the book does have a Happily Every After but it does take a while to get there but it was well worth the wait!
*I received a free copy of this book via Netgalley for an honest review*