Never Vacation with Your Ex
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
3.9
Emily Wibberley
Austin Siegemund-Broka
The Summer I Turned Pretty meets People We Meet on Vacation in a YA second chance romance where the rules for getting over an ex turn out to be more complicated than they seem.Seventeen-year-old volleyball star Kaylee Jordan lives a life of player rankings, constant training, and a carefully curated social media full of followers watching to see if she'll go pro out of high school like her famous mom. Her one refuge, and the thing she looks forward to every summer? The vacation her family spends in Malibu with the Freeman-Yus. This year, there’s only one problem: Kaylee and their son, Dean, dated for the past three months, and Kaylee just unceremoniously dumped him. Hoping to spare them the worst summer ever, Kaylee comes to Dean with her unconventional solution: she’s going to walk him through her rules for getting over an ex. When Dean grudgingly cooperates, Kaylee’s got her work cut out for her. But helping Dean follow her own rules starts becoming difficult when the pressures of Kaylee’s family legacy and perfect life start to feel less like a plan and more like a prison…and amid warm California nights and stolen laughs, Kaylee feels herself falling for Dean for the same reasons and some new ones. With their trip coming to an end, Kaylee has to make the complicated choice between doing what’s expected and taking a (second) chance on love.
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Author
Emily Wibberley
Pages
336
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2023-04-04
ISBN
059332692X 9780593326923
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"This book was amazing. I loved all of the drama and how the author really pulled you into the book. "
Devan Enlow
"It’s sooooo hot the book, so many intense, there’s some page that got me laughing, because it was so cute
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Anna Letícia
"3.5/5 ⭐️ I’d only read this author duo’s adult romances before, but I did really enjoy my first YA book of theirs! It had their same brand of humor, heart, and unique storytelling but with the added messiness of teen emotions. The premise of this book (second chance, vacation) is largely framed around the female lead spending time with the male lead to help him get over her which is just dumb. Plus there are some complicated relationship dynamics in this story (familial, friendship, romantic) and not all in a good way. However, I did have a lot of fun with the romance (largely due to the female lead because I didn’t love the male one). I’m learning that despite the fact that I am often annoyed by many female leads (particularly the ones who think they’re good people and always right despite making stupid decisions, hurting people, or making mistakes then not feeling the need to apologize), I prefer female leads who are supposed to be unlikable because they know they’re in the wrong (bonus points for self loathing). Though I didn’t connect with many things about the female lead, I did like the commentary on her relationship with perfectionism and people pleasing. I also found it refreshing to have a groveling female lead for a change!"
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