TTYL

Stories About Melissa #4

by Bethany Lopez

The last few months have been a rough road for Melissa. Her grades have slipped, her parents treat her like a prisoner, and her closest friends are too involved in their own lives to spend time with her. Desperate to escape her depressing funk, she starts spending more time with Layla, who introduces her to a new crowd...the wrong crowd. When Melissa starts to go down a dangerous path, can anyone get through to her before she does something she'll regret?

The Stories about Melissa series is a coming of age series that follows Melissa, her family, and her friends. Similar to Sweet Valley High, each book is novella length. There will be eight books in the series.

Stories about Melissa reading order:

Ta Ta for Now!
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TTYL
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Adios ~ Coming Dec 16th.

Genres: Young Adult

197 pages, Unknown Binding

First published October 1, 2013

About the author

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Bethany Lopez is a USA Today Bestselling author of more than seventy published works, as both Bethany Lopez and DJ Bryce, and has been publishing since 2011. She's a lover of all things romance, which she incorporates into the books she writes, no matter the genre.

When she isn't reading or writing, she loves spending time with family and traveling whenever possible.

Bethany can usually be found with a cup of coffee or glass of wine at hand, and will never turn down a cupcake!

Literary Agent - Amanda Wooden, SBR Media amanda@sbrmedia.com

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another wonderfully written book about Melissa. I love her journal entries. The friends are back in a big way. I was dying over Kayla. Still wanted to hit her. The never ending Megan saga was funny! Things get hot with a dark new dangerous Hawk. Great book now.....waiting for book 5

[Tee loves Kyle Jacobson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay so Bethany is the bomb with this series because she explore so many issues that teens face as they are growing up. No one ever thinks about what teens are facing and feeling when they enter high school. First off it is a very scary thing because teens are faced with bullying and the need to fit in so they do not get ridiculed.

In TTYL Missy and her friends have suffered a great loss and they are reeling from that. Her best friend is spending all her time with her boyfriend because he is going back to his country and they won't be able to see each other for a while. Then her other friend Jimmy is reeling from the loss of his girlfriend.

So with everyone kinda in their own worlds Missy is left in the wind and decides to start hanging back out with Layla and her boyfriend. Missy soon meets a guy that makes her feel good but she knows he is bad for her and she soon finds herself in a world of trouble. She is sneaking around going to clubs and doing things she should not be doing.

Finally Missy's parents catch on to what is going on and punish her and in her time on punishment she realizes what she is doing is wrong and decides she needs to try and get along with her family. It isn't until she spends time with Ben that she realizes she needs to change and mean it.

I love what Missy went through and the things she did because it showed us that teens do make mistakes but in the end if they have someone they love there to support them they will choose the right path in the end.

[Ruth Hill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Young adult novels can be tricky for adults to review, and they can even be a bit frightening for parents of preteens to read (Yikes!). This is the first book I have read in the series, but it was incredibly easy to jump in and read without having read the other three. For that, I was incredibly appreciative. There are no bedroom scenes (but a sexual encounter is discussed, though not in detail), and there is only one instance of profanity. Thankfully, young adults and parents can generally agree on this being a suitable read for their age.

Since this novel is written in first person as diary entries, I have no doubt that teenage girls (and probably preteens too) will thoroughly delight in this novel. There is not an incredible amount of depth to the book, but it is rather realistic. I am quite beholden to the author for having involved parents and actual consequences of bad decisions. Because the book is told from a young adult perspective, teens will readily relate. No judgments are passed, and hopefully parents will be able to discuss the situations with their children.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.

[Shayna Varadeaux · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yeah, not fair! I NEED the next book please!!! No seriously... Please??

This book was just as good as the others in this series and I think that once the series is complete they would be great in a box set. I had absolutely no problems reading this series. It's Young Adult Contemporary done right. I like the issues that are addressed and definitely want this series in paperback for my daughter. Not only do I think she would benefit but I think she would fall in love with the cast of characters just like I have. I like the journal approach and i like the storyline, it's very unique and easy to associate with real life.

I highly recommend this series to any Young Adult and Teen readers! Five stars across the board, no doubt!

There were some shockers in this read for me and I was unsure how things were going to get better but I enjoyed the realistic feel of it all! I would definitely read this series again and am looking forward to the next installment!

[Philomena Callan Cheekypee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I suggest reading the three other books in this series to get the full story. This is a young adult read which I enjoyed.

We read this book through Melissa's journal entries. Melissa is finding out the highs & lows of growing up.

I'm finding these books a great insight into a young adults eyes. Would love to read all these in a box set:)

[Terri · Rating 5 out of 5]

I couldn't wait to read this book. Melissa's story took a turn I was waiting for. I did not put this book down until I was finished. This series is a must read for all young adults, as well as everyone else. A great story about life's struggles, finding yourself, and perseverance through it all.

[Chloe · Rating 5 out of 5]

this book went down a path that took me my surprise but I'm glad Bethany went down there, I believe Melissa is now grown up more from dealing with the events that happened in book four.
I'm dying for book 5.

[Kristy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Melissa makes quite a few mistakes in this book and, of course, learns some lessons. An announcement from her parents, and the end of sophomore year, set the tone for the next book.

[Ashley Hedden · Rating 5 out of 5]

TTYL (Stories About Melissa #4) was a great read by Bethany Lopez. Melissa has had a rough few months. She has become distant from her closest friends, let her grades slip and is under lock and key from her parents. She wants to get out of her depressive funk and started spending more time with Layla. Layla starts to introduce Melissa to the wrong crowd. Her friends and parents try to help her when she starts going down a dangerous path. I enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more by Bethany Lopez.

[Amanda s · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was given a free copy in exchange for a review.

Quick little read. I normally like these type of teenage books but wasn’t Into this one much. Perhaps it was because I did not read the previous books in the series so I didn’t get to know the characters as much as I’d like. May consider reading from the start.

Ty for the copy!

[Chrissy (The Every Free Chance Reader) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did I enjoy this book: This book was like chatting with an old friend. We are once again allowed to peek into Melissa’s journal and see what has been going on in her life. She’s had some excitement and learned a few things as well. It was nice catching up with Melissa.

Would I recommend it: If you read the first 3 books and you want to see what happens next, then yes, read TTYL.

(I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.)

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