Begin Again

Begin Again

Emma Lord

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As usual, Andie Rose has a plan: Transfer from community college to the hyper competitive Blue Ridge State, major in psychology, and maintain her lifelong goal of becoming an iconic self-help figure despite the nerves that have recently thrown her for a loop. All it will take is ruthless organization, hard work, and her trademark unrelenting enthusiasm to pull it all together. But the moment Andie arrives, the rest of her plans go off the rails. Her rocky relationship with her boyfriend Connor only gets more complicated when she discovers he transferred out of Blue Ridge to her community college. Her roommate Shay needs a major, and despite Andie’s impressive track record of being The Fixer, she’s stumped on how to help. And Milo, her coffee-guzzling grump of an R.A. with seafoam green eyes, is somehow disrupting all her ideas about love and relationships one sleep-deprived wisecrack at a time. But sometimes, when all your plans are in rubble at your feet, you find out what you’re made of. And when Andie starts to find the power of her voice as the anonymous Squire on the school’s legendary pirate radio station–the same one her mom founded, years before she passed away–Andie learns that not all the best laid plans are necessarily the right ones. Filled with a friend group that feels like family, an empowering journey of finding your own way, and a Just Kiss Already! romance, Begin Again is an unforgettable novel of love and starting again.


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    Going in, knew this book would be at least four stars for me because Emma Lord's books are always four-five stars. Begin Again was a lot of fun because you have those academic vibes, but it's light academia, not dark academia. Andie was such a sweet character, and I loved her a lot. The plot was interesting because you followed Andie on her quest for answers about her mom, and you saw her find love after a heartbreak. Emma Lord is a fantastic writer, and her style works perfect for the YA contemporary genre. There were a few romances in this book, Andie and Milo were sweet, and a fantastic couple. I also loved Shay and Val as romance. I recommend this to fans for the YA genre.

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    I am a huge fan of Emma Lord's work. Although I don't think she has ever again quite hit the highs of Tweet Cute, I was very much looking forward to Begin Again.

    Unfortunately, plot feels a bit flimsy, and the characters a bit two-dimensional. This is not Lord's best work by a longshot, although her quintessential quirkiness and charm still shine through the writing. While it never quite got firing on all cylinders for me, it was nevertheless a fun and enjoyable read.

    Thank you to Wednesday Books and Edelweiss for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

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    it was cute. that’s it that’s the review.

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