On Rotation
The perfect will-they-won't-they romance for fans of THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS
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'Sexy, fun and smart' BETH O'LEARY, author of THE FLATSHARE
'I couldn't put down On Rotation, and you won't be able to, either... I personally couldn't get enough' MEG CABOT
Angie has checked off all the boxes for the Perfect Immigrant Daughter: medical school, a suitable lawyer/doctor/engineer boyfriend and a gaggle of successful and/or loyal friends.
So when she bombs the most important exam of her medical career and gets dumped by her boyfriend, it is safe to say her parents are more than a little disappointed . . .
Just when things couldn't get more complicated, Angie meets Ricky, and he's everything she shouldn't want. But if there's one thing Angie can't plan for, it's matters of her heart.
'Narrated by a strong lead with an unforgettable voice, On Rotation is an original romance novel bursting with charm, humor and the most loveable characters. I'm besotted with Angie and her posse!' LIZZIE DAMILOLA BLACKBURN, author of YINKA, WHERE IS YOUR HUZBAND?
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This engrossing debut from ShirlyWhirl cartoonist and cardiology fellow Obuobi captures the life of a third-year Ghanaian American medical student in Chicago. Shortly after Angie Appiah's first boyfriend, Frederick, leaves her, she meets graphic designer Ricky Gutiérrez. He's handsome and thoughtful, and they connect over indie music and anime, but she's not ready to let her guard down, even if he already has a girlfriend and just wants to be friends. Angie tries to shake him off, only to have him pop up again when his friend starts dating a friend of Angie's. Once Ricky's single, Angie frets that a relationship might be a distraction from her goals and worries her overbearing parents wouldn't accept Ricky for not being Ghanaian and for his lower economic status. At work, Angie's research about the medical industry's inequitable treatment of Black people is stymied by her adviser, though she remains determined to see it through. She also tries to set some much-needed boundaries with her parents, and is drawn deeper into Ricky's life during a crisis in his own family. Obuobi is particularly talented at articulating her characters' difficult feelings (Angie's take on Frederick's breakup strategy: "He'd been mean, when all he had to do was be honest"), as Angie tries to make the best decisions for her life. This effervescent story is a treat.
