Bestselling author Cynthia Hand delivers a funny, awkward, and altogether honest coming-of-age story about one girlâs attempt to make the most of a summer in paradiseâperfect for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han.
Adaâs life is a mess. She just caught her boyfriend cheating on her after a humiliating attempt at losing her virginity, and sheâs had it up to here with her gorgeous older sisterâs unsolicited advice.
But things really hit the fan during a family vacation in Hawaii, where Ada discovers her own mother is having an affair. Apparently, everyone is falling into bed with people they shouldnât. Everyone except Ada. But when Ada decides sheâs going to stop trying and start doingâsex, that isâher best laid plan overlooks an inconvenient truth:
Feelings, romantic or not, always get in the way.