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Two former friends. An impulsive swipe in a hot new dating app. A secret that will change their world!
Eve played it safe. Keep quiet. Keep your head down. Graduate top of the class. That was the plan. Now if only she'd stuck with that plan.
Because the plan didn't involve signing up for a hot new app for LGBT teens. It didn't involve discovering her former best friend on that app. It certainly didn't involve falling in love before she got to college where it was safer to come out!
Lily was popular. Lily was high school royalty. Lily had it all, and she hated her life.
More specifically she hated Lisa and the crowd of mean girls she called friends. Sure she was with the popular crowd, but it came at a price. Like being forced to play along when Lisa forced her to join some new gay dating app so they could find and out anyone using it.
Only what started as a prank becomes a whole lot more as Lily realizes there are more important things than being popular. Even if she is risking the only life she knows for feelings that are strange, new, and more than a little scary!
Two girls from different worlds. Two girls afraid of what they're feeling. Two girls who will have to risk it all for a chance at love!
Eve played it safe. Keep quiet. Keep your head down. Graduate top of the class. That was the plan. Now if only she'd stuck with that plan.
Because the plan didn't involve signing up for a hot new app for LGBT teens. It didn't involve discovering her former best friend on that app. It certainly didn't involve falling in love before she got to college where it was safer to come out!
Lily was popular. Lily was high school royalty. Lily had it all, and she hated her life.
More specifically she hated Lisa and the crowd of mean girls she called friends. Sure she was with the popular crowd, but it came at a price. Like being forced to play along when Lisa forced her to join some new gay dating app so they could find and out anyone using it.
Only what started as a prank becomes a whole lot more as Lily realizes there are more important things than being popular. Even if she is risking the only life she knows for feelings that are strange, new, and more than a little scary!
Two girls from different worlds. Two girls afraid of what they're feeling. Two girls who will have to risk it all for a chance at love!
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 14, 2017
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December 17, 2017
I think this is one of those books that someone is pumping out as fast as they can to get that sweet sweet Kindle income. Very little care was taken to make it all make sense. There is no emotional logic and the characters are hard to differentiate.
"Mia Archer" could even be some marketing bro who outsourced an outline to a subcontractor. We are being targeted because there is a gap in the market for squishy YA lesbian love stories. I feel taken advantage of.
If I am wrong and Mia Archer is a real person who is doing her best, I recommend she read Lisa Cron's Story Genius and do a few more drafts next time.
"Mia Archer" could even be some marketing bro who outsourced an outline to a subcontractor. We are being targeted because there is a gap in the market for squishy YA lesbian love stories. I feel taken advantage of.
If I am wrong and Mia Archer is a real person who is doing her best, I recommend she read Lisa Cron's Story Genius and do a few more drafts next time.
September 26, 2017
Not a fav
Mia Archer's books and I have a love/not so much relationship. This book is one of those not so much for me. There was just too much monolgue when dialogue and interaction would have helped understand the situation better. When that did happen in the book it was great and you could see the characters. Well, I give this one three stars. It's free on kindleUnlimited and though not my cup of tea (too much monolgue) it doesn't make it bad. Got time, enjoy her books, run out of your book fund...then give this a go.
Mia Archer's books and I have a love/not so much relationship. This book is one of those not so much for me. There was just too much monolgue when dialogue and interaction would have helped understand the situation better. When that did happen in the book it was great and you could see the characters. Well, I give this one three stars. It's free on kindleUnlimited and though not my cup of tea (too much monolgue) it doesn't make it bad. Got time, enjoy her books, run out of your book fund...then give this a go.
October 5, 2017
Liked it all right. YA internet dating app that does *not* go to plan. A boat ton of inner dialog. Some drama and enough good feels for me to like it.
July 24, 2018
I keep reading Mia Archer's books because there isn't that many YA girl/girl romance books. I don't really like many of her early books but I really liked Cheer, which I read last week, so I decided to give this new book a try.
It's def better then some of her older books but it's really only ok. It was fine for a lazy summer day but I wouldn't really recommend it. I gave it 3 stars but it's really a 2.5 and I rounded it up because I like the subject and want to encourage others to write these type of books.
This book is about two former best friends - Lily and Eve. Lily is part of a mean girl clique while Eve is a geeky studious and gay. Lisa, the leader of Lily's clique, convinces her she should join a gay teens dating app to prank other teens in her school. Lily winds up matching with Eve. The story is about Lily realizing she has real feelings for girls and Eve in particular and the way their relationship develops.
The characters are mostly likable, the story is generally rewarding, and there is a happy ending. The story pace was good and I was mostly into it and felt good about the girls winding up together.
The worst thing about this book is the whole idea that if there are some mean people in your school who will make your life miserable if they find out your gay. It's such a bad message for girls who are confused about being gay and I think YA authors should be more responsible. I suppose that this sort of thing still happens in some places in America but it's 2018 and honestly most people don't even care and if some 'mean girls' did something like this in most school they would be in serious trouble and probably expelled. I didn't take away stars for this because in the end, when the girls do come out, no one really cares at their school.
Also, like most Mia Archer books, this story has two character viewpoints. The two girls have their own background and motivation but they sound the same, they use the same words, and their personality is only very slightly different. Not only that but they sound like all the other girls in all other Mia Archer books. There is also lots of rambling internal monologuing which doesn't add to the story at all.
I also think that the actual romance isn't really very sweet. You don't really feel it. It's more like reading about what happens when people have feelings for each other but you really don't feel the feelings like you do in good books.
It's def better then some of her older books but it's really only ok. It was fine for a lazy summer day but I wouldn't really recommend it. I gave it 3 stars but it's really a 2.5 and I rounded it up because I like the subject and want to encourage others to write these type of books.
This book is about two former best friends - Lily and Eve. Lily is part of a mean girl clique while Eve is a geeky studious and gay. Lisa, the leader of Lily's clique, convinces her she should join a gay teens dating app to prank other teens in her school. Lily winds up matching with Eve. The story is about Lily realizing she has real feelings for girls and Eve in particular and the way their relationship develops.
The characters are mostly likable, the story is generally rewarding, and there is a happy ending. The story pace was good and I was mostly into it and felt good about the girls winding up together.
The worst thing about this book is the whole idea that if there are some mean people in your school who will make your life miserable if they find out your gay. It's such a bad message for girls who are confused about being gay and I think YA authors should be more responsible. I suppose that this sort of thing still happens in some places in America but it's 2018 and honestly most people don't even care and if some 'mean girls' did something like this in most school they would be in serious trouble and probably expelled. I didn't take away stars for this because in the end, when the girls do come out, no one really cares at their school.
Also, like most Mia Archer books, this story has two character viewpoints. The two girls have their own background and motivation but they sound the same, they use the same words, and their personality is only very slightly different. Not only that but they sound like all the other girls in all other Mia Archer books. There is also lots of rambling internal monologuing which doesn't add to the story at all.
I also think that the actual romance isn't really very sweet. You don't really feel it. It's more like reading about what happens when people have feelings for each other but you really don't feel the feelings like you do in good books.
May 19, 2020
Not flawless (didn’t get in the way, though), but to my mind enjoyable and fresh; the sample chapters from another book have me considering getting that one.
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January 12, 2018I promised myself no more YA of this type but have been reading everything on my iPhone one by one so this happened. The writing is the sort where nothing is really built or described but discussed in quick dialogue frequently ending in an exclamation point of a "thank you very much". The viewpoints alternate between the two mains but I frquently couldn't tell who was who until something gave it away, meaning the two characters seemed similar.
So, anyway, I am not qualified to judge the content. I'm old. I do know there was no "Annie on my Mind" emotions.
So, anyway, I am not qualified to judge the content. I'm old. I do know there was no "Annie on my Mind" emotions.
September 24, 2017
Young love upends the lives of high schoolers.
Lily accepts a dare handed out by the boss of her mean girl group. Lisa wants to out any lesbian dumb enough to sign up on a dating app for gay and lesbian teens. Her plan is to get a member of her band of bullies to act as bait to find any unsuspecting "dykes" in their high school. The app matches profiles of members living in the same area. Wouldn't want to share a locker room with one of "them," right? Lily volunteers for her own reasons. She isn't gay, but she isn't a homophobe like Lisa. Quiet, shy, smart and nerdy, Eve doesn't know that her life as she's known it is over.
Eve took the risk of being outed or bullied and weighed it against her loneliness. She signed up on the app, after filling out her profile and taking a selfie in the library, in order to meet another lesbian. Senior year is about being valedictorian, but it's also about having a life outside her studying. Once the app is up and running, she hears a ding on her cellphone. The face that appears is Lily, her one time best friend who drifted away to take up with the popular girls. Eve balances her hurt feelings and her fear of betrayal against her interest in Lily's friendship. After Eve takes a chance and Swipes Right, everything changes for everyone involved.
This short novel, written by Mia Archer, is a fine romance. Lily and Eve share storytelling duties with the added benefit of hindsight. Though the subject matters are serious, the novel is told straight from the heart. Dire consequences are considered and discussed, but this teen love story is about daring to be brave. The characters are presented with troubling circumstances, but learn just how much being true to yourself matters.
Lily accepts a dare handed out by the boss of her mean girl group. Lisa wants to out any lesbian dumb enough to sign up on a dating app for gay and lesbian teens. Her plan is to get a member of her band of bullies to act as bait to find any unsuspecting "dykes" in their high school. The app matches profiles of members living in the same area. Wouldn't want to share a locker room with one of "them," right? Lily volunteers for her own reasons. She isn't gay, but she isn't a homophobe like Lisa. Quiet, shy, smart and nerdy, Eve doesn't know that her life as she's known it is over.
Eve took the risk of being outed or bullied and weighed it against her loneliness. She signed up on the app, after filling out her profile and taking a selfie in the library, in order to meet another lesbian. Senior year is about being valedictorian, but it's also about having a life outside her studying. Once the app is up and running, she hears a ding on her cellphone. The face that appears is Lily, her one time best friend who drifted away to take up with the popular girls. Eve balances her hurt feelings and her fear of betrayal against her interest in Lily's friendship. After Eve takes a chance and Swipes Right, everything changes for everyone involved.
This short novel, written by Mia Archer, is a fine romance. Lily and Eve share storytelling duties with the added benefit of hindsight. Though the subject matters are serious, the novel is told straight from the heart. Dire consequences are considered and discussed, but this teen love story is about daring to be brave. The characters are presented with troubling circumstances, but learn just how much being true to yourself matters.
February 26, 2020
The idea behind the story was so promising and exciting but the book unfortunately fell short.
I love YA books and how fun, fresh and hugely temperamental the characters are; it reminds me that I'm still young and my immature actions are completely normal - after I've read all the other lesbian books where the characters are above 30 and doing grown up stuff...lol.
This book though had too much narrative writing; which made me wonder if the characters took long breaks in the middle of barely there conversations to think about all that stuff...lol again.
It'd be nice if it had more banter and funny conversations and an insight of their family life and how their parents took the whole coming out issue plus whether Eve and her friends patched things up or not but those were left open and It kinda felt incomplete when it ended.
Lily and Eve had so much potential chemistry that I felt was not well utilised but I loved the effort and the plot of the book so 2 stars it is.
This book gives me Wattpad nostalgia. All the mean girls falling in love and bad girls wrecking havoc to people's hearts plus pretty good sex scenes, I wonder why I stopped reading? I'm definitely going back so I can catch a break from older hot women.
I love YA books and how fun, fresh and hugely temperamental the characters are; it reminds me that I'm still young and my immature actions are completely normal - after I've read all the other lesbian books where the characters are above 30 and doing grown up stuff...lol.
This book though had too much narrative writing; which made me wonder if the characters took long breaks in the middle of barely there conversations to think about all that stuff...lol again.
It'd be nice if it had more banter and funny conversations and an insight of their family life and how their parents took the whole coming out issue plus whether Eve and her friends patched things up or not but those were left open and It kinda felt incomplete when it ended.
Lily and Eve had so much potential chemistry that I felt was not well utilised but I loved the effort and the plot of the book so 2 stars it is.
This book gives me Wattpad nostalgia. All the mean girls falling in love and bad girls wrecking havoc to people's hearts plus pretty good sex scenes, I wonder why I stopped reading? I'm definitely going back so I can catch a break from older hot women.
October 2, 2017
Sweet
***POSSIBLE SPOILER***
This was very sweet. I was afraid that Lilly was going to back down throughout the whole thing, but she did surprise me towards the middle and end of the story. I like that Eve wasn’t a week character even if she was the quiet type who seemed scared of being outed. I wish there were more about Katie and Beck and though I was happy with the ending, I do think that Eve should have been angry with Lily for at least a week rather than the couple of days tops that she was.
***POSSIBLE SPOILER***
This was very sweet. I was afraid that Lilly was going to back down throughout the whole thing, but she did surprise me towards the middle and end of the story. I like that Eve wasn’t a week character even if she was the quiet type who seemed scared of being outed. I wish there were more about Katie and Beck and though I was happy with the ending, I do think that Eve should have been angry with Lily for at least a week rather than the couple of days tops that she was.
September 15, 2017
Short and... not always so sweet.
Lily, one of the two protagonist in "Swipe Right" is a bit of a different heroine. She's not always easy to like. But, in the end, you get the feeling that she isn't very enamoured with herself, or at least the way she is living her life, and is sincere about wanting to be a better person. That adds a lot to the story.
I received an ARC copy of this book.
Lily, one of the two protagonist in "Swipe Right" is a bit of a different heroine. She's not always easy to like. But, in the end, you get the feeling that she isn't very enamoured with herself, or at least the way she is living her life, and is sincere about wanting to be a better person. That adds a lot to the story.
I received an ARC copy of this book.
September 24, 2017
Fun read
I loved the story! It was well written and didn't delve into too much for the age of the main characters. Coming out is a major life event for anyone. Unfortunately there are so many heart wrenching stories and histories that it was lovely to see one that wasn't too heart wrenching. It was wonderful that coming out was part of the storyline and not the whole thing. Thanks for a wonderful read!
I loved the story! It was well written and didn't delve into too much for the age of the main characters. Coming out is a major life event for anyone. Unfortunately there are so many heart wrenching stories and histories that it was lovely to see one that wasn't too heart wrenching. It was wonderful that coming out was part of the storyline and not the whole thing. Thanks for a wonderful read!
February 17, 2018
This is a well written and sweet coming out book. The uncertainty of knowing who you are in an world that you know is not kind and accepting is captured by Archer. Eve lays low figuring just get to college and life can begin for her. The she is talked into trying a new GLBT dating app. The worst that can happen in social media does but then the best. It definately was a cute book and I really wish there were more books like this when I was a teenager.
February 8, 2019
Why all the negative reviews? I think Mia Archer is doing a great job and filling a sadly empty hole in the market, My copy had the trailer for Drama Girls which is now on my to read list
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February 8, 2021
Trigger & Content Warnings:
Ableist slurs, homomisia and forced outing
Ableist slurs, homomisia and forced outing
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