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East Kennedy High #1
Making The Best of It
After a stressful and anxiety inducing first year of high school, 15-year-old Taylianah Lukai and her family move from Honolulu, Hawaii to Baton Rouge, Louisiana during the summer of 2011. Taylianah believes that this can be her new start--an escape from all of the drama, rumors, heartbreaks and of course, her ex-boyfriend. She promises herself that this year will be better for her emotionally and mentally. Taylianah learns to stand up for herself, fight for what she loves and open up to those closest to her. She wants to be happy and enjoy life like everyone else. Even though life is unpredictable, she’s determined to make the best of it. This story is told mostly from Taylianah’s perspective but is also, at times, told from the perspectives of Chazz and her friends Kanani and Andre.
280 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 18, 2023
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Aricka Alexander
26 books158 followersJust a Black sapphic indie author who loves Black sapphic stories. All of my books are set mostly in Southern Louisiana. I also write YA.
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April 15, 2025
2.5 stars as the rating. Too many stories going on at once. it was hard to keep up with the characters.
September 17, 2025
this book was such a cute YA story i loved every second of it :)
April 7, 2015
For The Young
Well that was definitely interesting,but this is what you get from a young adult novel.While I can appreciate drama and more drama because that is what you get when you deal with young people,what I can't get with is when there are holes in the story.First I read that Tay's mom was a doctor her reaction to a illnesses is just unbelievable.Also there are just to many secondary characters that really don't have anything to do with the story.This story all reads like one long phone conversation.While this is an valiant effort,it needs more work.Also a raise the roof on the teen saying no to early sex,knowing what they want.A really cute story just needs a little bit more work.
Well that was definitely interesting,but this is what you get from a young adult novel.While I can appreciate drama and more drama because that is what you get when you deal with young people,what I can't get with is when there are holes in the story.First I read that Tay's mom was a doctor her reaction to a illnesses is just unbelievable.Also there are just to many secondary characters that really don't have anything to do with the story.This story all reads like one long phone conversation.While this is an valiant effort,it needs more work.Also a raise the roof on the teen saying no to early sex,knowing what they want.A really cute story just needs a little bit more work.
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