Saturday, July 3, 2021

The Romantics by Leah Konen

 Teen fiction. I drove to Utah and back twice in the past week or so and to prepare for these trips I downloaded about 10 audio books to listen to during the drive. I normally listen to one for about an hour and then grow tired of it and choose another one. This one held my interest and I finished listening to it after the drive was over. 

It seems at first that it will be a typical teen romance novel, but there is one thing that keeps it from being cliche and predictable and that is it's narrator. It is written from the point of view of LOVE, meaning that love is an entity that influences all relationships. LOVE understands what people are thinking and feeling and what relationships will work and which ones won't. Of course the people involved don't know any of these things and often make poor choices. This story focuses on one family, specifically the 18 yr. old son, and his attempts at having good relationships with his friends, girlfriend and his family. 

Recommend: Yes. 



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