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It Sounded Better In My Head by Nina Kenwood

by Book Blog

Posted on October 9, 2020

This is one of the brand-new books for this year and I really enjoyed it!  

Natalie is an introverted teenager, anxiously awaiting college application results, dealing with terrible self-esteem after a years-long battle with cystic acne, who finds out that her parents have been separated for almost a year and her dad has decided he’s moving out.  Her only two friends, Zach and Lucy, are deeply in love, and Natalie runs into Zach’s brother, Alex, who has just been fired and is feeling down and out.  Then, Alex starts paying attention to Natalie.  Is he just hanging out with her because he’s bored?  The dialog is very realistic and the POV is one-person throughout, which is almost always my preference.  The story was cute, and it is nice to see the characters facing the trials and tribulations of learning to move onwards and upwards as best as they can. 

10/10 Would recommend.

Tags:  cute, Australia, self-esteem, college worries, relationships