Sometimes, you just know that you will enjoy reading a book. That’s what happened to me with this one – Love at first page. The story starts almost a year after Aaron’s death, Paige’s boyfriend of only two months and whose absence has left such an indelible mark on her. So, she decides to make a list of things she wants to accomplish in her junior year – simple things like going to a party or joining a school club or even trying to move on by dating her sixth grade crush Ryan.
This book has one of the best group of girlfriends I have ever read about. Paige, Tessa, Kayleigh and Morgan are loving, caring and always there for each other. Each of their characters is very uniquely written with their own quirks and strengths and they are amazing together. They have their own lives too and personalities outside of the group dynamic which makes us get to know and love them both individually and together. I loved their conversations, their fights, their silences – everything that reminded me of my own girl gang.
Then, we come to Max, Ryan’s cousin whom Paige initially befriends in the hope of getting close to Ryan. But what follows is a great friendship. Max is not your school heartthrob kinda guy, but the cute adorable dork who is awesome if you take the time to get to know him better. Max and Paige bond over their love for books, binge watching Firefly, discovering the love for Indiana Jones and many such little things. I absolutely fell in love with him during his first argument with Paige about the better qualities of Jane and Bingley over Elizabeth and Darcy. I mean…… how can you NOT love a guy who can quote Austen and finds the bookstore a perfect hangout place for the weekend ππππ
Though Max and Paige fall for each other towards the latter half of the book, this is still more about their friendship than romance. This book is also about Paige finding herself through her grief, not feeling guilty about feeling happy after losing someone, making new friends and forging connections, understanding that her parents need to overcome problems too.. and ultimately, as her Grandma says, it’s about living your life and loving extra even if it hurts extra too.
I would recommend this book to everyone because it’s full of great characters and special moments and I assure you that you will find someone or something to relate to. It definitely made me miss my wonderful group of friends.
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What an amazing review! I love this book to and i totally get what you mean about love at first page. It is one of my favourite books and Emery Lord’s best xxx
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Thank you so much… !!!!
Itβs such a sweet book tat made me very happy πππ I havenβt read any other books by the author, but it would definitely be difficult to top this one..
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Amazing friendship between the girls?? This one’s definitely going to my TBR! The story does sound more of a character driven than a plot driven one and that must be amazing π Even the whole story that’s revolving around Paige trying to feel better and live life again, is super interesting! Loved this review π
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Ohh this is definitely character driven… Itβs about Paige learning to live again… but the best part are the relationships.. friendships.. everything… all are such well written lovable characters…. The girl gang is definitely the best.. πππ
I hope u have as much fun reading this as I did…!!!
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Nice!! I’m very happy I have this one waiting to be read! I think I might crush on Max too.. bonding over books sounds so great!
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Ohhh tats cool… I hope you get to read it soon… Max is such an adorable dork, Iβm sure u ll like him πππ
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Aw this sounds like such a good book! I love your review of it! You can never go wrong with books about friendships!!
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Thank you so much…!!! And I agree, books about friendships are my favorites…
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