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Gulf City High #3
Spencer and the Younger Girl
Rule #1 of falling for the younger girl: Don’t let her know.
Even though Hadley Gibson seems to know everything.
Returning home after years away isn’t supposed to be easy, but Spencer Lee never imagined it would hurt so much. When he left, he didn’t expect to come back, but one email from his little brother has him running to the family ranch where hard work is an expectation but conversations are not.
Conversations about why he left, why he came back.
Why he can’t stay.
When a senior prank involving the family’s goats at the high school goes hilariously wrong, the prankster herself is sentenced to a spring break of work on the ranch.
Hadley is everything Spencer detests. Rich. Spoiled. Too darn happy.
And also in high school.
Her smile should send Spencer running from Gulf City just like three years before. The constant laughter should remind him how different they are.
Falling for a ranch hand is against the family’s rules.
But if there’s one thing Spencer has never been good at its following the rules.
Beware of sassy goats, ridiculous pranks, and an emotional ride with a HEA.
Even though Hadley Gibson seems to know everything.
Returning home after years away isn’t supposed to be easy, but Spencer Lee never imagined it would hurt so much. When he left, he didn’t expect to come back, but one email from his little brother has him running to the family ranch where hard work is an expectation but conversations are not.
Conversations about why he left, why he came back.
Why he can’t stay.
When a senior prank involving the family’s goats at the high school goes hilariously wrong, the prankster herself is sentenced to a spring break of work on the ranch.
Hadley is everything Spencer detests. Rich. Spoiled. Too darn happy.
And also in high school.
Her smile should send Spencer running from Gulf City just like three years before. The constant laughter should remind him how different they are.
Falling for a ranch hand is against the family’s rules.
But if there’s one thing Spencer has never been good at its following the rules.
Beware of sassy goats, ridiculous pranks, and an emotional ride with a HEA.
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March 10, 2020
Spencer and the Younger Girl by Michelle MacQueen is a contemporary young adult romance told in third person, dual POV. It's the third book in the Gulf City High series and can be read as a standalone.
Hadley will soon graduate high school and wants to leave her mark by pulling off an epic senior prank involving goats. When things go amiss, she's suspended and tasked with working at the Lee ranch with her friend Damien's grumpy, hot, older brother.
After three years away with no contact with his parents, Spencer returns home to help his younger brother. He doesn't belong there anymore and won't be staying long. The last thing he needs is a relationship. So why can't he stop thinking about Hadley?
I enjoyed Hadley and Spencer's story. As characters, they were both likeably flawed, and I was invested in finding out how everything would turn out. The story explored themes of grief, forgiveness, and family. Full of humor and emotion, it's a touching tale about second chances, belonging, and finding love.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
Hadley will soon graduate high school and wants to leave her mark by pulling off an epic senior prank involving goats. When things go amiss, she's suspended and tasked with working at the Lee ranch with her friend Damien's grumpy, hot, older brother.
After three years away with no contact with his parents, Spencer returns home to help his younger brother. He doesn't belong there anymore and won't be staying long. The last thing he needs is a relationship. So why can't he stop thinking about Hadley?
I enjoyed Hadley and Spencer's story. As characters, they were both likeably flawed, and I was invested in finding out how everything would turn out. The story explored themes of grief, forgiveness, and family. Full of humor and emotion, it's a touching tale about second chances, belonging, and finding love.
*** I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC. ***
November 6, 2023
Criminal vandalism presented as humor
Spencer is a handsome, 21-year-old world traveler, and Hadley is an beautiful, 18-year-old, high school senior. Spencer's story goal is to briefly visit his family, after three years of ghosting his parents, for no reason, because they are good people. He has only stayed in touch by email with his 18-year-old brother Damien, while he has been traveling the world. Something worrisome in the latest email from Damien has caused Spencer to rush home to make sure his sibling is doing all right. His parents own a ranch, and Spencer had no desire, after graduating from high school, to either to go to college or stick around and continue backbreaking, unpaid ranch work. Instead of maturely discussing his decision with his parents, he simply vanished. While wandering the globe, he has been supporting himself by working in bars and cafes. His most recent and most favored of the countries he has visited is Australia, which is where he will be returning when his flying visit to his family is completed. No mention is made of how Spencer managed to obtained a visa and a work permit from Australian officials which has allowed him to have an extended, legal residency there, or if he has been living and working there illegally.
Hadley is rich, beautiful and popular, but she feels as if her privileged existence is meaningless. Her story goal is to make her senior year truly worthwhile by carrying off an exciting senior prank. What she comes up with for the prank is to borrow a herd of goats from Damien and Spencer's family's ranch and let them loose to wander all over the local high school for seven hours overnight. The way the goats are transported from the ranch to the high school is in the back seats of five or six seniors' cars. No mention is made whatsoever of the incredible damage in terms of filthy excrement and chewing up the upholstery that goats could do during the few minutes it takes to drive from the ranch to the school. Or the similar damage that the goats will do inside the school as they wander freely for many hours. Anyone who has ever been on a farm or has been around goats at a petting zoo would realize that this isn't an amusing prank but an act of criminal vandalism. And, of course, Hadley, Spencer, Damien, and their accomplices have no plans to accept responsibility for either the damage they have caused or the hard work and expense it will take to repair that damage.
I have never been a fan of vandalism as a supposed source of either humor or cheap thrills. Since this prank is the main means by which Hadley and Spencer are brought onstage together, it dominates the entire book and made it impossible for me to cheer for their relationship or enjoy this book.
Spencer is a handsome, 21-year-old world traveler, and Hadley is an beautiful, 18-year-old, high school senior. Spencer's story goal is to briefly visit his family, after three years of ghosting his parents, for no reason, because they are good people. He has only stayed in touch by email with his 18-year-old brother Damien, while he has been traveling the world. Something worrisome in the latest email from Damien has caused Spencer to rush home to make sure his sibling is doing all right. His parents own a ranch, and Spencer had no desire, after graduating from high school, to either to go to college or stick around and continue backbreaking, unpaid ranch work. Instead of maturely discussing his decision with his parents, he simply vanished. While wandering the globe, he has been supporting himself by working in bars and cafes. His most recent and most favored of the countries he has visited is Australia, which is where he will be returning when his flying visit to his family is completed. No mention is made of how Spencer managed to obtained a visa and a work permit from Australian officials which has allowed him to have an extended, legal residency there, or if he has been living and working there illegally.
Hadley is rich, beautiful and popular, but she feels as if her privileged existence is meaningless. Her story goal is to make her senior year truly worthwhile by carrying off an exciting senior prank. What she comes up with for the prank is to borrow a herd of goats from Damien and Spencer's family's ranch and let them loose to wander all over the local high school for seven hours overnight. The way the goats are transported from the ranch to the high school is in the back seats of five or six seniors' cars. No mention is made whatsoever of the incredible damage in terms of filthy excrement and chewing up the upholstery that goats could do during the few minutes it takes to drive from the ranch to the school. Or the similar damage that the goats will do inside the school as they wander freely for many hours. Anyone who has ever been on a farm or has been around goats at a petting zoo would realize that this isn't an amusing prank but an act of criminal vandalism. And, of course, Hadley, Spencer, Damien, and their accomplices have no plans to accept responsibility for either the damage they have caused or the hard work and expense it will take to repair that damage.
I have never been a fan of vandalism as a supposed source of either humor or cheap thrills. Since this prank is the main means by which Hadley and Spencer are brought onstage together, it dominates the entire book and made it impossible for me to cheer for their relationship or enjoy this book.
March 6, 2020
I received an eARC of this book via the author. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of this review.
What a sweet read! Spencer and the Younger Girl by Michelle MacQueen is the third book in her series Gulf City High, and my favorite of the series so far. I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t I say that last book? Well, yes I did 😀 But y’all it’s so good. Each book in this series tops the last! In this installment of the standalone series, we meet Spencer Lee, Damien’s older and estranged brother. Spencer comes home because his brother needs him. What he doesn’t expect is Hadley Gibson.
Hadley was introduced in the series during Jesse and the Ice Princess as Charlotte’s best friend. I adore Hadley! She is sassy and unapologetic about who she is. She knows she’s beautiful and that her looks attract people. However her outgoing personality tends to push people away. That is all except her closest friends. She would do anything for them, and you have to love her for that. As their senior year is coming to a close, Hadley feels more and more invisible at school. She wants to leave a mark and decides to do that with an epic senior prank: goats in the school. The only thing is she has to convince the underclassman Damien Lee to let her borrow his goats. As you can guess, Hadley’s prank goes awry and she winds up caught. Her grandfather makes a deal with the Lees that while Hadley is suspended from school, she’ll work on their ranch. Now she’s stuck spending Spring Break working with the handsome, if not a little bit of a jerk, elder brother.
Spencer Lee stole my heart from the first page. This is a broken man who was forced to grow up too soon. I identified with him on more levels than I’m willing to admit. He left home the day of graduation and never looked back. Heartbreak drove him away, and now family is bringing him home. His baby brother needs him, and it isn’t until his mother shocked by the sight of him opens the door that Spencer realizes how much he needs them. His time away didn’t heal the open wound he left with. If anything, it allowed it to fester. Now he is home with the family he left and it’s time to confront his demons.
Overall, I loved Spencer and the Younger Girl. The chemistry is sweet with a hint of steam. Hadley and Spencer are both lost souls looking for their place in the world. Their banter and Hadley’s confidence are refreshing in a YA novel. If you enjoy YA contemporary, I highly recommend this sweet, mostly clean, romance.
This review first appeared on Mom with a Reading Problem. To see it and other reviews, follow the link.
What a sweet read! Spencer and the Younger Girl by Michelle MacQueen is the third book in her series Gulf City High, and my favorite of the series so far. I know what you’re thinking. Didn’t I say that last book? Well, yes I did 😀 But y’all it’s so good. Each book in this series tops the last! In this installment of the standalone series, we meet Spencer Lee, Damien’s older and estranged brother. Spencer comes home because his brother needs him. What he doesn’t expect is Hadley Gibson.
Hadley was introduced in the series during Jesse and the Ice Princess as Charlotte’s best friend. I adore Hadley! She is sassy and unapologetic about who she is. She knows she’s beautiful and that her looks attract people. However her outgoing personality tends to push people away. That is all except her closest friends. She would do anything for them, and you have to love her for that. As their senior year is coming to a close, Hadley feels more and more invisible at school. She wants to leave a mark and decides to do that with an epic senior prank: goats in the school. The only thing is she has to convince the underclassman Damien Lee to let her borrow his goats. As you can guess, Hadley’s prank goes awry and she winds up caught. Her grandfather makes a deal with the Lees that while Hadley is suspended from school, she’ll work on their ranch. Now she’s stuck spending Spring Break working with the handsome, if not a little bit of a jerk, elder brother.
Spencer Lee stole my heart from the first page. This is a broken man who was forced to grow up too soon. I identified with him on more levels than I’m willing to admit. He left home the day of graduation and never looked back. Heartbreak drove him away, and now family is bringing him home. His baby brother needs him, and it isn’t until his mother shocked by the sight of him opens the door that Spencer realizes how much he needs them. His time away didn’t heal the open wound he left with. If anything, it allowed it to fester. Now he is home with the family he left and it’s time to confront his demons.
Overall, I loved Spencer and the Younger Girl. The chemistry is sweet with a hint of steam. Hadley and Spencer are both lost souls looking for their place in the world. Their banter and Hadley’s confidence are refreshing in a YA novel. If you enjoy YA contemporary, I highly recommend this sweet, mostly clean, romance.
This review first appeared on Mom with a Reading Problem. To see it and other reviews, follow the link.
March 3, 2020
I didn't think it was possible, but this third installment of the Gulf City High series is even better than the first two! So many feelings that I sometimes had to put the book down to catch my breath... Heartbreaking scenes are mixed with humorous ones, a real roller coaster of feelings!
The characters feel so real and it's easy to relate to everything they're going through. Michelle MacQueen also shows that there's no need for a mean antagonist to drive the story along and I really appriciate that.
I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes YA contemporary with loveable characters and lots of feelings! Just read it, okay?!
*I received an ARC from the author, but that has nothing to do with my raving review!* 😉
The characters feel so real and it's easy to relate to everything they're going through. Michelle MacQueen also shows that there's no need for a mean antagonist to drive the story along and I really appriciate that.
I highly recommend this series to anyone who likes YA contemporary with loveable characters and lots of feelings! Just read it, okay?!
*I received an ARC from the author, but that has nothing to do with my raving review!* 😉
February 10, 2020
This is the third in a series of truly enjoyable romance books, even for nonfans of the genre, like me. I find most of the genre vapid. This writer however creates realistic characters that live in a world with real problems and shows us that sometimes the journey becomes easier when shared.
Spencer left his hometown three years ago on the night that should have been his high school graduation celebration. He had just gone through a trauma and simply fled with hardly a word to anyone. In all this time he has been in contact with only one person, his younger brother, Damian, and then only by email.
Now his brother needs him. Damian is going through a crisis of his own. Rather than answer the message, Spencer hops a plane, leaving his current waystation in Australia and heads straight for home. He doesn’t know what to expect as a welcome considering he hasn’t spoken to his parents in three years. Sorry for disappearing doesn’t seem like enough. Spencer isn’t expecting a warm welcome. But a literal slap in the face on the doorstep isn’t what he expected either.
Hadley is a beautiful high school senior. She seems to have it all, a rich family, good looks, alright grades and an awesome best friend. She uses her looks and biting wit to keep others from getting too close. This year since her best friend, Charlotte is in a relationship, Hadley has more friends than she ever has. Jesse, Charlotte’s boyfriend, his best friend, Roman and Roman’s girlfriend, Jesse’s sister Cassie, have all become close friends.
Still there is no one special in her life. Even her family life isn’t what everyone assumes. Her mother may live with Hadley and her grandfather, when she isn’t on one of her frequent vacations, but she has very little to do with her daughter.
A senior prank throws Spencer and Hadley together. And when Hadley is caught, she is forced to work her spring break on Spencer’s family ranch bringing her together every day with the most infuriating and attractive man Hadley has ever met.
Can two people, broken in different ways help each other to heal? Maybe even find a little happiness?
Spencer left his hometown three years ago on the night that should have been his high school graduation celebration. He had just gone through a trauma and simply fled with hardly a word to anyone. In all this time he has been in contact with only one person, his younger brother, Damian, and then only by email.
Now his brother needs him. Damian is going through a crisis of his own. Rather than answer the message, Spencer hops a plane, leaving his current waystation in Australia and heads straight for home. He doesn’t know what to expect as a welcome considering he hasn’t spoken to his parents in three years. Sorry for disappearing doesn’t seem like enough. Spencer isn’t expecting a warm welcome. But a literal slap in the face on the doorstep isn’t what he expected either.
Hadley is a beautiful high school senior. She seems to have it all, a rich family, good looks, alright grades and an awesome best friend. She uses her looks and biting wit to keep others from getting too close. This year since her best friend, Charlotte is in a relationship, Hadley has more friends than she ever has. Jesse, Charlotte’s boyfriend, his best friend, Roman and Roman’s girlfriend, Jesse’s sister Cassie, have all become close friends.
Still there is no one special in her life. Even her family life isn’t what everyone assumes. Her mother may live with Hadley and her grandfather, when she isn’t on one of her frequent vacations, but she has very little to do with her daughter.
A senior prank throws Spencer and Hadley together. And when Hadley is caught, she is forced to work her spring break on Spencer’s family ranch bringing her together every day with the most infuriating and attractive man Hadley has ever met.
Can two people, broken in different ways help each other to heal? Maybe even find a little happiness?
February 8, 2020
I have to hand it to Michelle MacQueen- she continues to create a world that you can escape into and know you are in safe hands. This is a HEA book and it’s one that you can read, unwind and know that all is going to be well and wonderful!
The characters are fleshy and real. You always seem to be able to relate to them on some level. There are laugh out loud moments, goofy grin moments and only slight panic moments of “please work out!”
As with the previous books we get the main “couple” characters-in this book,it’s Spencer and Hadley- but then you get previous books’ characters popping in to help their friends out and add to the story.
The details are excellent, I really got a feel of a working ranch. Which proves that Michelle is a phenomenal author, as she can transport you to the most random place yet you feel entirely at home.
This is a great book to curl up on the couch with and lose yourself for a few hours. I most definitely recommend not only this book, but her previous ones as well.
It should be noted that though you don’t have to read the previous books (you can follow along easy enough without missing out) it does help and add to the feel of it overall though.
The characters are fleshy and real. You always seem to be able to relate to them on some level. There are laugh out loud moments, goofy grin moments and only slight panic moments of “please work out!”
As with the previous books we get the main “couple” characters-in this book,it’s Spencer and Hadley- but then you get previous books’ characters popping in to help their friends out and add to the story.
The details are excellent, I really got a feel of a working ranch. Which proves that Michelle is a phenomenal author, as she can transport you to the most random place yet you feel entirely at home.
This is a great book to curl up on the couch with and lose yourself for a few hours. I most definitely recommend not only this book, but her previous ones as well.
It should be noted that though you don’t have to read the previous books (you can follow along easy enough without missing out) it does help and add to the feel of it overall though.
March 8, 2020
I really liked Hadley in the first two books, so I was looking forward to reading her story and also - of course :) - curious about her personal hero. Spencer brings a lot of drama and angst to the table, so Hadley, with her positive and assertive personality, complements him well.
As is par for the course, the story is well written, and I enjoyed reconnecting with the "usual suspects" from the first two books: Charlotte and Jesse, Cassie, and especially Roman, who is definitely one of my favorite characters in the series.
It's "only" 4 stars for me, because the level of drama is just a bit too much for me, especially towards the end (was that really necessary?).
Not a spoiler, it has nothing to do with the storyline itself and as such is not relevant to the review, it's just a personal pet peeve of mine:
As is par for the course, the story is well written, and I enjoyed reconnecting with the "usual suspects" from the first two books: Charlotte and Jesse, Cassie, and especially Roman, who is definitely one of my favorite characters in the series.
It's "only" 4 stars for me, because the level of drama is just a bit too much for me, especially towards the end (was that really necessary?).
Not a spoiler, it has nothing to do with the storyline itself and as such is not relevant to the review, it's just a personal pet peeve of mine:
March 5, 2020
Another great one in this series. I pretty much love everything Michelle writes and this one didn’t disappoint. I wasn’t expecting this story to have such a painful plot.
Starting this story, I wasn’t sure who Spencer was and then realized why.
Spencer is Damiens older brother but you haven’t heard about him before because he hopped on a plane three years ago and just now came back. Spencer is a good guy though. I liked him as a character; he’s a great brother, loves horses, and just wants to know where he belongs. Should have been a little more honest with people and trusted that they would have his back but eventually he learns that.
I really like Hadley as a character. She’s an awesome person and best friend. This was just an emotional story throughout between Spencer’s past and Jacks problem later on. I also felt bad for Hadley because of her mom. What a crappy thing to do! I’m so glad she had other people in her life though besides her mom. I loved that this is a HEA like the rest of them and it’s great to see how the other couples are doing.
Starting this story, I wasn’t sure who Spencer was and then realized why.
Spencer is Damiens older brother but you haven’t heard about him before because he hopped on a plane three years ago and just now came back. Spencer is a good guy though. I liked him as a character; he’s a great brother, loves horses, and just wants to know where he belongs. Should have been a little more honest with people and trusted that they would have his back but eventually he learns that.
I really like Hadley as a character. She’s an awesome person and best friend. This was just an emotional story throughout between Spencer’s past and Jacks problem later on. I also felt bad for Hadley because of her mom. What a crappy thing to do! I’m so glad she had other people in her life though besides her mom. I loved that this is a HEA like the rest of them and it’s great to see how the other couples are doing.
March 1, 2020
This was a very sweet story with a grand dose of humor. I love this author for her ability to write fun story line, great characters, sweet moments all wrapped up in a realistic package. This story was exactly that. The characters have their issues, they have their own demons and troubles but the way they connect to each other and work through things really makes this story one to read. It is a YA so there is no graphic romance and everything that does happens between the characters is real.
The way the author wove together the humor and the sweetness really stood out to me. It made the harder heartfelt moments still shine but didn't make the story dark or weighed down. I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it to others. I received an ARC and I am leaving an honest review.
The way the author wove together the humor and the sweetness really stood out to me. It made the harder heartfelt moments still shine but didn't make the story dark or weighed down. I really enjoyed this story and highly recommend it to others. I received an ARC and I am leaving an honest review.
February 11, 2020
I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
I loved this story. We got to catch up with some of the characters from the first 2 books, and got to meet some new characters in this book.
Family is important and with this series, we have seen some good, bad and ugly sides when it comes to family. This book brought a new look at one family (Spencer's) while giving us a closer look into another (Hadley).
The senior prank was epic!!!
Ms. MacQueen did a good job tackling a difficult topic and showing how it really affects both parties involved.
I can't wait for the next book in the series.
I loved this story. We got to catch up with some of the characters from the first 2 books, and got to meet some new characters in this book.
Family is important and with this series, we have seen some good, bad and ugly sides when it comes to family. This book brought a new look at one family (Spencer's) while giving us a closer look into another (Hadley).
The senior prank was epic!!!
Ms. MacQueen did a good job tackling a difficult topic and showing how it really affects both parties involved.
I can't wait for the next book in the series.
February 11, 2020
Spencer has just come back to his home town after disappearing three years earlier. And the moment you learn why he left after his high school graduation your heart just breaks for him. I love the works of Michelle MacQueen and this one is no exception. It flows beautifully and you can't help but fall in love with the characters.
April 16, 2020
This book was really good. It was funny, and it could have me anxious in a second. I really did love Stammer and Harbinger in this book, they add and extra component to the book that made it even better. And I knew after that first time that Spencer disagreed with Hadley about goats not being pets that she was going to change his mind. And she did.
February 11, 2020
An amazing read that kept me captivated from the beginning to the last page. The story flows great as well as the Characters are brought out so well. As I read the scenes are brought out so well I could picture the scenes in my minds eye. I definitely recommend this read.
Shauna Joesten
Shauna Joesten
February 28, 2020
I just love Michelle's writing and the fact that she has such real characters.
Spencer and Hadley, two hurt souls, manage to find and heal themselves with the help of family and friends.
Perfect read for anyone who wants a funny, amazing book to keep them company.
Spencer and Hadley, two hurt souls, manage to find and heal themselves with the help of family and friends.
Perfect read for anyone who wants a funny, amazing book to keep them company.
April 8, 2020
This was a slower read for me, unusual for this author. It wasn't until about the 50 percent mark that the characters opened up and became people I could care about. After that it was smooth reading to the HEA.
August 6, 2020
Aww Spenser...
I have loved Hadley throughout this series. It was good to learn more about her and see her fall in love...
I have loved Hadley throughout this series. It was good to learn more about her and see her fall in love...
July 19, 2025
(2.5 stars) - Too much angsty melodrama (+ parental caveat)
I had a hard time getting into this one. It was just too much inside Spencer's head. And for all the angst, I was expecting some kind of monumental tragedy, plus the pain of a dysfunctional family, plus his girl done him wrong, etc
But it's a simple tragedy (one that I've suffered thru), an imperfect but loving family, and a fairly natural end to the long time relationship. His disappearance really made no sense psychologically, and his parents treatment of him when he came back made even less sense based on their characterization.
I couldn't relate to Hadley much, either, though she made a little more sense to me at least.
The final conflict felt so contrived - why wouldn't Spencer simply tell Hadley instead of letting her think he was dumping her?
His grand gesture was totally improbable but cute.
The story is otherwise decently told and easy to follow. Just wasn't feeling it.
*Clean romance level: passionate kisses, nothing graphic
***Parental caveat: Yet another secondary character comes out in a YA story. (Small wonder teens think there are 5 times more gay people than there actually are) There's nothing more graphic than them getting caught kissing. The parents response is loving (& that's good) but totally PC secular
I had a hard time getting into this one. It was just too much inside Spencer's head. And for all the angst, I was expecting some kind of monumental tragedy, plus the pain of a dysfunctional family, plus his girl done him wrong, etc
But it's a simple tragedy (one that I've suffered thru), an imperfect but loving family, and a fairly natural end to the long time relationship. His disappearance really made no sense psychologically, and his parents treatment of him when he came back made even less sense based on their characterization.
I couldn't relate to Hadley much, either, though she made a little more sense to me at least.
The final conflict felt so contrived - why wouldn't Spencer simply tell Hadley instead of letting her think he was dumping her?
His grand gesture was totally improbable but cute.
The story is otherwise decently told and easy to follow. Just wasn't feeling it.
*Clean romance level: passionate kisses, nothing graphic
***Parental caveat: Yet another secondary character comes out in a YA story. (Small wonder teens think there are 5 times more gay people than there actually are) There's nothing more graphic than them getting caught kissing. The parents response is loving (& that's good) but totally PC secular
October 27, 2021
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