Today's post is on Wesley James Ruined My Life by Jennifer Honeybourn. It is 256 pages long and is published by Swoon reads. The cover is blue with a young woman on it giving the side eye to someone next to her. The intended reader is someone who likes young adult novel, romance, humor, and stories about growing up a little. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this novel. The story is told from the first person perspective of the main character Quinn. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Sixteen-year-old Quinn Hardwick's having a rough summer. Her beloved grandmother has been put into a home, her dad's gambling addiction has flared back up and now her worst enemy is back in town: Wesley James, form childhood friend- until her ruined her life, that is.
So when Wesley is hired to work with her at Tudor Tymes, a medieval England themed restaurant, the last thing Quinn's going to do is forgive and forget. She's determined to remove him from her life and even the score all at once- by getting him fired.
But getting rid of Wesley isn't as easy as she'd hoped. When Quinn finds herself falling for him, she has to decide what she wants more: to get even, or to just get over it.
Review- I was expecting this to be a cute rom-com about two teens realizing that they still like each other after all the years. But it really about was dealing with family, misunderstandings, and growing up. Quinn believes that Wesley is the reason that her family broke up but of course that is not the case. But I did find Wesley annoying because Quinn does tell him over and over that she does not want to have anything to do with him and he ignores her. I get that he does not understand that Quinn blames him for or why but I still would have liked him to respect her when Quinn tells him to get lost. That said it was a cute love story in the background but the real meat is about dealing with loss and disappointment. Quinn's father cannot be a parent because of his addiction, her grandmother is dying of Alzheimer's disease ans she is just having a rough time of it. If you removed the love story background I think that this book could still stand on its own. So do not go into this just expecting a cute little rom-com because it deal with more serious issues than young love.
I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel from my local library.
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