The Start of Me and You
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Average rating3.8
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Ratings8
Average rating3.8
Acclaimed author Emery Lord pens another gorgeous story of best friends, new love, and second chances. * "Will inspire readers." --SLJ, starred review It's been a year since it happened--when Paige Hancock's first boyfriend died in an accident. After shutting out the world for two years, Paige is finally ready for a second chance at high school . . . and she has a plan. First: Get her old crush, Ryan Chase, to date her--the perfect way to convince everyone she's back to normal. Next: Join a club--simple, it's high school after all. But when Ryan's sweet, nerdy cousin, Max, moves to town and recruits Paige for the Quiz Bowl team (of all things!) her perfect plan is thrown for a serious loop. Will Paige be able to face her fears and finally open herself up to the life she was meant to live? Acclaim for The Start of Me and You A Huffington Post Top YA Books of 2015 One of PopSugar's Best YA Books of 2015
Series
2 primary booksThe Start of Me and You is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Emery Lord.
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DNF @ 25%
I'm not one to DNF books, especially only around a 100 pages into something, but this book was actually making me miserable. I'm not wasting time on it.
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 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 😍😍😍😍
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 her parents and that they 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.
