Alex, Approximately

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Jun 8

Alex, Approximately - Jenn Bennett

my review : ✮✮✮✮

am 28 and I couldn’t put down this YA novel!

I love a good romance novel no matter the intended audience! This book was über sweet and will leave you feeling like you have a big, fat high school crush. If you are thinking to yourself “I am a grown ass woman and would rather read a good B.R.A.D* than a YA novel” then I encourage you to pick this up for your teenage niece/cousin** who is stuck home remote learning and probably up to her ears in snow (and Tik Tok!). You will immediately become the “cool aunt”.

I cannot in good faith pair a YA novel with an alcoholic beverage so please enjoy this book with a churro. I realize this may sound like a tall order but churros are incredibly easy to make! And they smell delicious!! Another feather in your cool aunt hat!

*B.R.A.D= Beach Reads After Dark aka a steamier beach read.. check highlights for more deets
**If you are giving this to your cousin/daughter/niece… there’s a little bit of mature content, I think it is super cute and tastefully done but check online for spoilers because I don’t want you getting in trouble!

you’ll love this book if you love:

A book that will give you butterflies and remind you of your first crush (except 100x better & more romantic hehe)
The sweetest YA romance that you can talk about with your younger sibling/cousin/niece/nephew (whoever !!)

my favorite quote:

“He looks toward the ocean, dark purple with the last rays of light. "My mom says we're all connected--people and plants and animals. We all know one another on the inside. It's what's on the outside that distracts. Our clothes, our words, our actions. Shark attacks. Gunshots. We spend our lives trying to find other people. Sometimes we get confused and turned around by the distractions." He smiles at me. "But we didn't.”