Again, but Better
A Novel
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4.0 • 5 Ratings
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- £7.49
Publisher Description
**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
From one of the most followed booktubers today, comes Again, but Better, a story about second chances, discovering yourself, and being brave enough to try again.
Shane has been doing college all wrong. Pre-med, stellar grades, and happy parents…sounds ideal -- but Shane's made zero friends, goes home every weekend, and romance…what’s that?
Her life has been dorm, dining hall, class, repeat. Time's a ticking, and she needs a change -- there's nothing like moving to a new country to really mix things up. Shane signs up for a semester abroad in London. She's going to right all her college mistakes: make friends, pursue boys, and find adventure!
Easier said than done. She is soon faced with the complicated realities of living outside her bubble, and when self-doubt sneaks in, her new life starts to fall apart.
Shane comes to find that, with the right amount of courage and determination one can conquer anything. Throw in some fate and a touch of magic - the possibilities are endless.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Tired of being a friendless, never-been-kissed parent-pleaser, Shane, a premed student, is ready for a change. After telling her parents that she's headed to a premed course, she instead attends a writing program in London. There, she finds the new start and adventures she'd hoped for: she bonds with her roommates; hangs out with Pilot, a cute boy who seems to return her affection; excels in her creative writing class; and finds a more suitable niche for herself as an intern with a travel magazine. Everything comes crashing down, though, when she discovers that Pilot has a girlfriend, and her parents figure out that she's been lying to them. Unable to stand up for herself, she returns home defeated, but six years later, she's given a magical opportunity to redo the past. A slushy mixture of romance and contemporary fantasy, this first novel by a popular booktuber personality succeeds in conveying how an older, wiser Shane is able to make better decisions. Unfortunately, the clich d plot and underdeveloped characters lessen the book's impact. Shane seems younger than her years, and her undying affection for her verbally abusive father strikes an odd note. What rings truest here is the awe she feels when exploring new territory and falling in love for the first time. Ages 12 up.
Customer Reviews
Uh, with five out of five, there’s no room to grow!
The authors note at the beginning only mildly prepared me for what this book would be like.
My favourite booktuber has written this story from the heart. We’ve all seen and heard her vlog about the array of emotions she experienced throughout the writing processes and all I can say is... it was worth it girl. You did it.
I’m still quite young, but I had given up. I’ve been reading this book non stop from when I purchased it last night (currently 9:42am GMT)and I’ve just brought myself a new laptop and signed up to 3 fast track A level courses. In the past, I studied what I thought I should. I dropped out and started working full time. I believed it was to late to go back. I now believe I’ve got more than enough freakin’ time to get in the field I’m passionate about.
I don’t want this rant to get too long, so i’m just going to say THANK YOU Christine.
xx