Juliet believes girls like her -- girls with arthritis -- don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, preferring to play online chess. There, she isn't just 'the girl with crutches'. Ronan is good looking, smart, a bad boy plagued by guilt over what happened to his brother. Chess Life is his escape. At school, Juliet thinks Ronan thinks someone like Ronan could never be interested in someone like her -- and she wouldn't want him to be anyway. His attitude stinks. But little do they know they have more in common than they think, and everybody deserves a love story...
Set in the vibrant world of young adult sports, this romance combines athletic competition with heartfelt connections. Readers will find relatable characters navigating the challenges of love and ambition, making it an engaging read for fans of Jenny Han and Emily Henry. The story promises to resonate with those who appreciate a blend of passion and personal growth in a competitive setting.
The new novel by Carnegie Medal nominated author Jenny Ireland. Perfect for
fans of Emily Henry and Jennifer Niven. Now she wasn't Molly Cassidy, St
Anne's pain-in-the-hole princess. She was nine-year-old Molly who was my best
friend in the whole world. Nobody had put her in the recovery position. All
these people and they'd just left her like that . . . I held her hand until
the ambulance came.Finbar and Molly live next door to each other. When they
were children, they spent hours and hours together. They were best friends.
Until they weren't. Now 18, Fin and Molly move in very different circles.
Molly is popular, pretty, dating the most handsome boy in the whole school.
Fin has one friend and he's pretty sure he hates his dad and his little
sister. At a party one night, though, they're pulled together in a way neither
of them expects and then follows a year that will see them experiencing life-
changing challenges, friendships, love and everything in between.Praise for
Jenny Ireland:'Everything a YA contemporary novel should be: full of warmth,
growth, and romance . . . beautifully relatable and a powerful reminder of the
importance of empathy' - Paper Lanterns'Romance with substance' - Irish Times
