5 stars!
Book Blurb:
"After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a
new summer job, an ex-best friend, and two surprisingly attractive coworkers in
this romp of a rom-com for fans of Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian.
Hannah used to be all about focus, back before she shattered her ankle and her
Olympic dreams in one bad soccer play. These days, she’s all about distraction—anything
to keep the painful memories of her recent past at bay, including the string of
bad decisions that landed her at boarding school for a year.
Enter Bonanza, the local entertainment multiplex and site
of Hanna’s summer employment. With its mini golf course, bowling alley, and
arcade—not to mention her hot, flirty coworker Patrick—Bonanza seems like the
perfect way to stay distracted. Until her boss announces the annual Bonanza
tournament, a staff competition that brings her past Olympic nightmares
crashing back into her present.
On top of that, the Bonanza staff includes Brie, the
ex-best friend she cut off last year, and Ethan, her brother’s best friend who
became unreasonably attractive in her year away and who accepts her, even
knowing her worst secrets. Under the neon lights of Bonanza, Hannah must decide
whether she can find a way to discover a new self in the midst of her old
life."
My Review:
Excellent YA Contemporary read, full of fun summer vibes. We follow Hannah as
she picks up the pieces of the previous summer when she lashed out at everyone
around her after losing both her grandmother and the sport she lived for. She
sets out to achieve the four goals outlined by her parents, so that she can
complete her senior year of high school at her old school, rather than being
sent away again.
At first, Hannah just goes through the motions; she gets a job, she's nice to
her family and co-workers, and she plans to basically 'fake it' with her
parents' list. Until her job and co-workers turn out to be lots of fun, and
reconnecting with her brother and old friends turns out to heal the soul. And
her brother's best friend? He grew up in the year she was away.
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