I have discovered another favorite author and I have been found drowning myself in her British tales for some time now. After reading and loving Sarra Mannings' Let's Get Lost, I dug up a copy of one of her adult novels (which I will review here soon) and realized that I freaking love the way she writes.
But today I am going to chat about the Diary of a Crush series which first started out as something she wrote for a magazine and then after the end of the magazine run they were published into books. All three of these were desperately hard for me to put down. Especially since it is in a diary format and I kept thinking: "I'll just read another entry." Then that entry would turn into another one, and another one, and another one. It got a little out of hand at times.
BOOK BLURB: (From book #1)
When Edie and Dylan
first see each other in photography class, an instant attraction draws
them together. But true love never does run smoothly—the two spar as
much as they can’t keep their hands off each other. Then comes the
college trip to Paris: Edie’s willpower will be tested to the limit! In
between furious arguments and trips to the Louvre, the two share some
passionate moments—but will it last?
I think Manning's later stuff is more polished, but I'll tell you why these were so great to me. First of all I love Edie who is our voice for the three books. I love how she grows up and matures in the books. I love that she has the same weakness for moody art boys that I had when I was her age. I love all the kissing. I love the Britishisms that Edie uses in sassy ways to make me laugh. I love that this is a story about two people you cheer for, but aren't quite sure they are that good for each other either.
Ok I am going to say it: I have a crush on these books.
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