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Hayley Kiyoko
*INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*Trailblazing pop star, actor and director, Hayley Kiyoko debuts her first novel, a coming-of-age romance based on her breakthrough hit song and viral video, GIRLS LIKE GIRLS.It’s summertime and 17-year-old Coley has found herself alone, again. Forced to move to rural Oregon after just losing her mother, she is in no position to risk her already fragile heart. But when she meets Sonya, the attraction is immediate.Coley worries she isn't worthy of love. Up until now, everyone she's loved has left her. And Sonya's never been with a girl before. What if she's too afraid to show up for Coley? What if by opening her heart, Coley's risking it all? They both realize that when things are pushed down, and feelings are forced to shrivel away, Coley and Sonya will be the ones to shrink. It’s not until they accept the love they fear and deserve most, that suddenly the song makes sense. Based on the billboard-charting smash hit song and viral music video GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, Hayley Kiyoko's debut novel is about embracing your truth and realizing we are all worthy of being loved back.
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Author
Hayley Kiyoko
Pages
309
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2023-05-30
ISBN
1250817633 9781250817631
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"So much nostalgia from reading this. It reminded me so much of me and my first ever girl crush watching Hayley's video in 2014. Thank you for blessing all the wlw with this book."
Kayla June
"There are no words to describe this book. OH MY GOD. Lesbian Jesus really came through here. This book was everything I expected and more, there was BEAUTIFULLY written romance, there was friendship and abusive relationships, there was homophobia and trauma that felt real and emotional, and the trauma was addressed and discussed and come to terms with instead of ignored and erased. Must read for EVERYONE."
Ophelia
"This book really captures that feeling of not feeling worthy of love and being scared to be who you are as a queer teen, and it really made me feel seen. I 100% recommend giving it a read to anyone who related to that"
Pineapple154
"This book was SO good. The angst, the feelings UGH everything about it is just perfect. Definitely going to be a re-read for me"
Milo
"I really enjoyed this book! It’s all over the place (in a good way). There is so much going on. It represents what some people go through while trying to find themselves. The song it was based on is really good as well. "
Sofia Rickett
"I’m really struggling with deciding what to rate this one right now but for now I’m going with 4 stars? The beginning of the book was very slow but once I got into it, I didn’t want to put it down! My main issue is that I really hated Sonya about 95% of the book and I had such a hard time rooting for Coley & Sonya to end up together even though I knew I was supposed to. Like my favorite parts of the book were when Sonya was at dance camp and Coley was able to start loving herself and trusting her dad and finding new friends. I kind of feel the same way I did about the movie Happiest Season, like I loved it but Sonya was Harper and Coley was Abby and both Coley & Abby deserved so much better than Sonya & Harper? And like a lot of the reason Sonya was the way she is makes sense and I felt bad for her but she was still ultimately awful? I don’t know, the four stars is mainly because I love Coley and she deserves the world"
Courtney Williams
"made me sob. they’re were moments were it was kinda cringey but it was so cutesy. based off the music video that i loved when i was younger so reading it now almost a legal adult is crazy. but i loved it. i love, love."
eden battaglia
"I fell in love with this book and I cried at the end this is the kind of wlw romances we need. We need more wlw romances and this book did not disappoint and is seriously one of the best books I’ve ever read in my life. Please write more I couldn’t stop reading this book! 100/10!! I love coley"
Norah Krug
"The name’s pretty straight forward, but this book was genuinely an amazing coming of age story. I recommend it for queer youth, and I love how it takes place in the 90s-early 2000s. It’s such a fun summer read. Highly Recommend!"
Lucy Hubbard
"LOVE this book. I hope one day she makes it a movie! "
Amber Gibbons