Catch the Sun
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
4.5
Jennifer Hartmann
A brand new YA/crossover standalone survivor romance from Jennifer Hartmann, the fan-favorite author of Still Beating, Lotus, and June First, packed with the same light-in-the-dark hope for healing in the face of tragedy. Perfect for fans of If He Had Been With Me, A Thousand Boy Kisses, and Binding 13."Kissing you feels like catching the sun..."At seven years old, Ella Sunbury and Max Manning were inseparable—until life scattered them in different directions, forcing Ella to abruptly leave town. A decade later, she returns for their senior year of high school, moving in across the street from her childhood best friend.But she's not the same girl Max once knew.She now lives in the shadow of her brother: a notorious felon on death row, convicted of a crime that shook the nation. Reeling from the fallout and shunned by her peers, all Ella wants is to fade into the background.Max has little room for distractions, juggling responsibilities for a disabled father and a distant twin brother. But Ella's return reignites something within him. He wants to be close to her again, to understand her...and to turn their friendship into more.But as their relationship blossoms, new tragedy strikes, and darkness threatens to tip their delicate balance. In order to find the light, they'll have to navigate the shadows.And to catch the sun...they must first endure the flames.
Young Adult
Romance
Coming Of Age
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Author
Jennifer Hartmann
Pages
448
Publisher
Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published Date
2024-07-16
ISBN
1464218692 9781464218699
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"YA standalone romance. Spicy coming of age romance. Childhood friends to lovers trope. After years of being a part, childhood friends Ella (Sunny) and Max reconnect and slowly find their way back to each other. Thought pain and heartbreak they fight for the love of a life time. A heartfelt contemporary romance."
Loann
"This book ruined me. But it also has my whole entire heart!!"
Nicole Coach
"MAX MANNING!!"
milliondollar
"This book pulled at my heart strings. It had some twists and turns. It is a great easy read!"
Alicia Pierce
"Spoilers at the end. <br/><br/>Jennifer….love…why must you hurt me like this? Why must you make me feel these feels? This is starting to feel like an abusive relationship after Still Beating, June First, and Older. Rude. <br/>First off, I would categorize this one more as N/A than Y/A, because it can get pretty heavy/graphic/explicit. This one has a similar progression as June First, where they start out young and progressives from there. Be sure to check the trigger warnings in advance. <br/>Max is so perfect and he loved Ella so hard and so well. I feel like these two could never catch a break, though. There were twists and traumatic surprises that were incredibly heartbreaking, so make sure you’re not in a really heavy place mentally, when you start this book. The first half of the story is a little slow, but it’s necessary relationship building and then the second half is warp speed. My only gripe is I would like to see more of their HEA, but that’s always my gripe with books like these. <br/><br/>Random thoughts while reading:<br/>* F*** you, Dr. Pepper!<br/>* I’m not sure if I like McKay <br/>* My heart breaks for Jonah <br/>* Ella is a feral cat<br/>* Omg family dinner soothed my soul<br/>* Kids, if you get an ominous bad gut feeling that something awful is going to happen if you do what you’re about to do, trust your gut<br/>* I definitely don’t like McKay<br/>* This book has a really great representation of trauma and healing. It doesn’t just go BAM, okay over it<br/><br/>***Spoiler ahead***<br/><br/><br/><br/>Okay, but DID Jonah kill his gf and that guy? It’s super ambiguous and just because he shot Mckay doesn’t necessarily mean he was capable of killing his gf. I think cheating gf and guy who tried to rape your baby sister and then let her fall off a cliff and left her for dead, are two drastically different levels of “motive”. JENNIFER. I need to know. Please. <br/><br/><br/><br/>Many thanks to Netgalley for providing me with the DRC and allowing me to provide my honest review<br/>"
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