So many books come out each week that it makes it hard to decide what to read. We want to make that a little bit easier on you by sharing our favorite releases from the week and telling you our top 3 reasons why we think you’ll love them too!
This week our selection is Hearts Strings and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins. Are you ready to hear more about this book and its author? Here we go…
Hearts Strings and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins Published by HMH Books for Young Readers on December 17, 2019
Genres: Contemporary, Retellings, Romance
Pages: 384
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In this charming debut about first love and second chances, a young girl gets caught between the boy next door and a playboy. Perfect for fans of To All The Boys I've Loved Before.
Mansfield, Massachusetts is the last place seventeen-year-old Edie Price wants to spend her final summer before college. It’s the home of wealthy suburbanites and prima donnas like Edie’s cousins, who are determined to distract her from her mother’s death with cute boys and Cinderella-style makeovers. Edie has her own plans, and they don’t include a prince charming.
But as Edie dives into schoolwork and applying for college scholarships, she finds herself drawn to two Mansfield boys who start vying for her attention. First there's Sebastian, Edie’s childhood friend and first love. He’s sweet and smart and . . . already has a girlfriend. Then there's Henry, the local bad boy and all-around player. He’s totally off limits, even if his kisses are chemically addictive.
Both boys are trouble. Edie can’t help but get caught between them. Someone's heart is going to break. Now she just has to make sure it isn't hers.
3 Reasons You Should Read…
Hearts Strings and Other Breakable Things by Jacqueline Firkins
- We absolutely love retellings, and there just aren’t enough Mansfield Park ones out there. We can’t wait to read the twists in this one.
- If you didn’t read the summary, just take a little look at the very beginning: In this charming debut about first love and second chances, a young girl gets caught between the boy next door and a playboy. Perfect for fans of To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before. So. We want everything described here. First love? ?? Second Chance Romance? ?? Boy Next Door? ???? Playboy? ?? And the clencher–for fans of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before ?????????????????? all. the. checks. If there is just one teeny smidgen’s worth of swoon from Peter K, we’ll die.
- This is Firkins debut, and you know we’re all about supporting debut authors. Especially ones who make us swoon. ??
