Not Here to Stay Friends
(Sprache: Englisch)
"Two childhood best friends reunite in L.A. the summer before senior year--but when one of them ends up starring on a teen reality dating show, their feelings for each other get complicated"--
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"Two childhood best friends reunite in L.A. the summer before senior year--but when one of them ends up starring on a teen reality dating show, their feelings for each other get complicated"--
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CHAPTER ONELife is all about beginnings. Every day you get a new one . . . until one day, you don t.
--THE COVE, SEASON 2, EPISODE 6
Sloane
Pop music legend has it that when fellow Tennessean Miley Cyrus arrived at LAX many years ago, she had naught with her but a dream and a cardigan.
As I, Sloane McKinney, stand in the baggage claim area of the same airport waiting for my luggage to appear, I have only a backpack and a zit on my chin that I swear I could feel getting larger and angrier with each minute spent in recycled plane air. It s not exactly what I would consider a Party in the U.S.A., but that s the song my brain has chosen to play on repeat since the pilot announced we were preparing for landing.
If my life was a TV show, this would be the opening scene of the pilot episode. Fade-in: the camera pans over the masses of people rolling suitcases, talking on phones, hugging the person who came to pick them up. Cut to our plucky heroine standing in the middle of it all, watching with naive hope on her zitty face (note--clear up her skin in post?). Music playing softly in the background until now grows louder, slows down for dramatic effect. Camera zooms in on heroine to the sound of It s definitely not a Nashville party. . . .
Yeah, I should stop.
While I wait for my bags, I scan the room again for a recognizable head of blond hair and, finding none, pull my phone out of my pocket to see if he s texted an update. Nothing since he left his house.
That s fine. NBD. My hands are just shaking from fatigue, or low blood sugar after the only food provided on my two flights to get here was pretzels and peanuts. Definitely not because in a matter of minutes I ll be reunited with my best friend, Liam Daniels, for the first time in over two years. Nor the fact that we ll spend the whole summer together. Oh, and absolutely not because he lives in my dream city, which I desperately hope I ll love as
... mehr
much as I think I will, because all my hopes and aspirations are pinned on moving here after high school. In a lot of ways, this really does feel like the pilot episode of The Rest of Sloane s Life. No pressure.
I cut off my mental sing-along for the twenty-seventh time and slam my tapping foot flat to the ground. The sound draws the attention of a few fellow passengers waiting for their own luggage, and I smile in a way that I hope conveys harmlessness, maybe even charm. No one smiles back.
In my head, Miley taunts, She s gotta be from out of town.
Somebody get this girl a nap.
Anyway, it wouldn t make sense to be nervous about seeing Liam. For the first twelve years of our lives, we were next-door neighbors in our hometown of Knoxville and hung out every day. Even after his dad s local TV production company went national and the Daniels family moved to LA, we stayed in touch via texts and video calls better than I keep up with any of the friends I see in person. He used to visit once or twice a year, to see his extended family around the holidays, and it was never weird to be around each other then.
But those visits fizzled out in the wake of his parents divorce a couple years back, and something about Liam has been different ever since, too. Not a super-obvious something, as he s good at keeping his emotions in check, but I get the impression that his life out here isn t as rosy as he d like me to believe. I want to have fun together, but I also want to be here for him, in real life rather than through a screen.
Which is only part of the reason I jumped at the chance to (and begged and pleaded for my parents to agree to let me) visit for the summer when Liam extended the invitation. I tuck my phone back into my pocket, thinking of the other reasons
I cut off my mental sing-along for the twenty-seventh time and slam my tapping foot flat to the ground. The sound draws the attention of a few fellow passengers waiting for their own luggage, and I smile in a way that I hope conveys harmlessness, maybe even charm. No one smiles back.
In my head, Miley taunts, She s gotta be from out of town.
Somebody get this girl a nap.
Anyway, it wouldn t make sense to be nervous about seeing Liam. For the first twelve years of our lives, we were next-door neighbors in our hometown of Knoxville and hung out every day. Even after his dad s local TV production company went national and the Daniels family moved to LA, we stayed in touch via texts and video calls better than I keep up with any of the friends I see in person. He used to visit once or twice a year, to see his extended family around the holidays, and it was never weird to be around each other then.
But those visits fizzled out in the wake of his parents divorce a couple years back, and something about Liam has been different ever since, too. Not a super-obvious something, as he s good at keeping his emotions in check, but I get the impression that his life out here isn t as rosy as he d like me to believe. I want to have fun together, but I also want to be here for him, in real life rather than through a screen.
Which is only part of the reason I jumped at the chance to (and begged and pleaded for my parents to agree to let me) visit for the summer when Liam extended the invitation. I tuck my phone back into my pocket, thinking of the other reasons
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Autoren-Porträt von Kaitlyn Hill
Kaitlyn Hill
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- Autor: Kaitlyn Hill
- Altersempfehlung: Ab 12 Jahre
- 2023, 320 Seiten, Maße: 13,9 x 20,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Delacorte Press
- ISBN-10: 0593483707
- ISBN-13: 9780593483701
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.03.2023
Sprache:
Englisch
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Praise for Not Here to Stay FriendsOne of Seventeen's Most Anticipated Young Adult Books of 2023
One of Girls' Life's 2023 Rom-Coms You Need to Add to Your TBR List
"If you never miss an episode of The Bachelor and love a friends-to-lovers tale, look no further for your next read." Girls' Life
"Not Here To Stay Friends gives huge friends-to-lovers feels with a big dose of girl power, and the twists and turns feel as wild as a reality TV finale. You will root for Liam and Sloane from start to happily ever after. Samantha Markum, author of This May End Badly
"Swoon-worthy... Not Here to Stay Friends reminds me of the breathless excitement that comes with being a teenager in love. Jesse Q. Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties and Well, That Was Unexpected
"A winner, no question." Booklist
"The attraction between [Sloane and Liam] simmers in just the right way... An absorbing, well-drawn read about a meaningful friendship and growing passion." Kirkus Reviews
"With snappy dialogue, bouncy narrative beats, distinctly rendered alternating perspectives, and emotional turmoil in place of dramatic stakes, Hill delivers a zealous romance in this relaxed read." Publishers Weekly
Praise for Love from Scratch
One of USA Today's Best April Rom-Coms
One of Seventeen's 50 Best Teen Romance Books to Read When You're Crushing
One of Goodreads' 54 Buzzy YA Books for Spring
"A delectable rom-com full of enemies-to-lovers romance and baking adventures that will make your mouth water." PopSugar
"Sweet and satisfying." Jenna Evans Welch, New York Times bestselling author of Love & Gelato
"Funny, charming, flirty, and fun!" Kasie West, author of Sunkissed
A sweet and savory delight. Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow
"Reese and Benny's chemistry sizzles in and out of the kitchen." Auriane Desombre, author of I Think I Love You
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