Release Date: March 12
It all started with an anonymous letter.
He wasn’t supposed to find it—no one was.
And he definitely wasn’t supposed to answer it.
We end up talking through letters and sticky notes in a book. One sticky note. Two sticky notes. Ten sticky notes. All baring our darkest, deepest secrets.
It’s all fun and games until I find out who my pen pal is...
Xavier Emery. King of my basketball-obsessed town, my childhood bully, and the guy I am in grave danger of falling in love with.
But the rules were clear: we can never know who we’re talking to, and the confessions can never, ever get out. Seriously. It would destroy lives.
Fine by me. Even if Mr. Popular does find out his confidant is little old me, it’s not like he’d ever love me back…
Right?
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I liked the secret pen pal premise, and the story kept me engaged. I wanted to shake the characters a few times, but this book really was great. The characters were believable and likeable.
There's some deep topics in this book. You should definitely read it to see for yourself!
Aveena writes out a letter that no one was supposed to see. A smoke bomb and fire drill had her leaving her note sitting in a book. On Monday, she searches for it, can't find it and is only mildly relieved that she anonymously signed it.
The next time she looks, she finds a letter/reply in its place. Thus begins anonymous letters telling deep and dark secrets. Secrets that have the potential to harm. Along the lines Aveena figures out that he anonymous letter writer is none other than the famous football playing classmate Xavier.
All of Aveena's misconceptions of Xavier go out the window as they begin to learn about each other. But someone has found the letters and posted them for the whole school to see.
So what happens? You'll have to one-click to find out.
I liked the idea of this story but I don't think the high school genre is for me. Some of the situations seemed outlandish (too adult) to me and not something I could/would have done.
The next time she looks, she finds a letter/reply in its place. Thus begins anonymous letters telling deep and dark secrets. Secrets that have the potential to harm. Along the lines Aveena figures out that he anonymous letter writer is none other than the famous football playing classmate Xavier.
All of Aveena's misconceptions of Xavier go out the window as they begin to learn about each other. But someone has found the letters and posted them for the whole school to see.
So what happens? You'll have to one-click to find out.
I liked the idea of this story but I don't think the high school genre is for me. Some of the situations seemed outlandish (too adult) to me and not something I could/would have done.
This story was engaging. I did enjoy the overall storytelling, the characters, the emotions, and the drama. It did hold my interest. And while I absolutely would recommend this quick read to anyone who is a fan of high school romance, I do not think it was for me. That is not to say this author didn't write a fantastic story. She did! But, I did think many of the behaviors and situations were a bit too mature or a tad unrealistic (and yes, I know this is fiction) for the age our characters were supposed to be.
Great writing! Wonderful storytelling. Beautiful emotions. I give this one a solid 3.5 stars.
Eliah Greenwood is a Canadian author, proud Wattpad Star, Fiction Awards 2018 Winner, coffee addict and cliché with a twist lover!
She started her writing journey on a website called Wattpad at the age of fifteen. She wrote the majority of her first book Unwritten Rules on the bus on her way home from school. When her debut gathered 31,000,000 reads on the platform, she decided to self-publish the trilogy that set so many hearts, including hers, on fire.
When she's not writing and screaming at her computer screen, you can find her binge watching her favourite TV shows on repeat or reading in a warm blanket.
She is currently working on her fifth book. It is expected to come out in 2021.
