Left on Read

Name: Left on Read
Brand: Holiday House
SKU: 9780823460564
Price: 23.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$23.99

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Biographical Note:
Marissa Eller is a novelist with chronic pain and an abundance of emotions. She holds a BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and an MFA in Writing from Lindenwood University, which she uses in her work as an academic consultant. She resides in Hickory, North Carolina with her family and two rescue cats, all of whom she couldn't love more if she tried. When not writing, reading, or helping students, she can be found thinking entirely too much about her favorite TV shows, obsessing over a band she's loved since she was fifteen, or enjoying an afternoon nap.

Review Quotes:
Eller achieves sophomore success with this academic rivals-to-lovers romance. . . . Filled with fun bookish references, this novel reads like a loose Pride and Prejudice retelling and excellently balances a sweet romance and supportive friendships with important mental health and disability representation through Nova's anxiety, chronic migraines, and neurodiversity. . . . This articulate, nuanced, and emotionally deep romance should not be missed.
--School Library Journal (starred review)

A satisfying romance that centers on academic pressures and the power of accepting support.
--Kirkus Reviews

Publisher Marketing:
In this rivals-to-lovers romcom from Marissa Eller, overachiever Nova wants one thing: to be the top student in her school. So when a student who could beat her turns up, she tries to keep her eyes on her own paper. . . and off this infuriatingly perfect boy.

School is everything to Nova-- literally everything, since she's missed out on all of the Traditional High School Things in pursuit of academic success. Her senior year is going to be perfect, and so is she... because she's pushing herself to her physical and mental limit. All she needs to do is ignore her mounting anxiety! Which is probably clinical! La la la!

But Hayes--her ultrasmart, ultra-annoying rival for valedictorian--is making her year far less perfect than she imagined.

He's after that top spot, and he doesn't care who he has to shove outside. But when Nova and Hayes are paired up for a group project on student mental health, Nova discovers that he might be the only one who understands what she's going through. The burnout. The self-doubt. The unrelenting grind. Together, they can stand up to the pressures of academia, family, and the way most traveled... if they partner up in more ways than one.

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