Love, Life, and the List by Kasie West

Love, Life, and the List

Kasie West

HarperCollins · Paperback · December 18, 2018

What do you do when you’ve fallen for your best friend?

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Who it’s for
A playful teen romance where artistic ambition and a best-friend crush complicate one another.
Themes
Friendship and romance, Self-discovery, Artistic ambition
Genres
Contemporary YA Romance, Coming of Age, YA Art & Artists

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About this book

What do you do when you’ve fallen for your best friend? Funny and romantic, this effervescent story about family, friendship, and finding yourself is perfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han. Seventeen-year-old Abby Turner’s summer isn’t going the way she’d planned. She has a not-so-secret but definitely unrequited crush on her best friend, Cooper. She hasn’t been able to manage her mother’s growing issues with anxiety.

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And now she’s been rejected from an art show because her work “has no heart.” So when she gets another opportunity to show her paintings, Abby isn’t going to take any chances. Which is where the list comes in. Abby gives herself one month to do ten things, ranging from face a fear (#3) to learn a stranger’s story (#5) to fall in love (#8). She knows that if she can complete the list, she’ll become the kind of artist she’s always dreamed of being. But as the deadline approaches, Abby realizes that getting through the list isn’t as straightforward as it seems . . . and that maybe—just maybe—she can’t change her art if she isn’t first willing to change herself.

Crushes and Creativity

A playful teen romance where artistic ambition and a best-friend crush complicate one another.

Come here for

  • The awkward spark of an unrequited best-friend crush
  • Art, family, and the work of finding your own perspective

Expect

  • A list-driven push toward creative growth
  • Romantic comedy with a thoughtful edge

Where it sits

Contemporary YA Romance81%
YA Art & Artists33%
Coming of Age28%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • YA Art & Artists
  • Coming of Age
  • YA Family Stories
  • YA Stories About Girls & Women
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  • Contemporary YA Romance
  • Assimilation for Teens
  • Dating & Sex for Teens
  • Friendship for Teens
Authors
Kasie West
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
December 18, 2018
Format
Paperback
Theme
Friendship and romance · Self-discovery · Artistic ambition
Reading lane
YA Art & Artists