happy moments

For the first time, I got to hold the final copy of a book I've watched grow from rough draft to ARC to hardcover novel (with a blurb from Sarah Dessen on the front page!). And it was so, so exciting to rip open the Amazon box today and lift out a finished, published, glossy book. Wow!

Jessi's debut is beautifully written, the perfect beach read for this coming summer. Anna, the main character, and Crystal Cove State Park, the setting, are vividly narrated - the prose makes you feel beachy and sunburnt and sandy all at once. And the best thing: it's waiting for you at Barnes and Noble!




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