My Life with the Walter Boys
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4.0 • 21 Ratings
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
A New York Times Bestseller
Now a Netflix series!
When a tragic accident leads Jackie to move into a house filled with eleven boys, she gets far more than she ever expected. This sweet YA romance is perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenny Han—and is one of the most beloved Wattpad books ever!
Moving in with eleven boys was not part of the plan.
Jackie's goal is perfection—perfect grades, the perfect look, getting into the perfect school. If she can achieve that, then maybe her too-busy mom and dad will take notice. But when her parents die in a tragic accident, Jackie is shipped off across the country to live with the Walters, her new guardians…who just happen to have eleven sons (plus a daughter who is basically one of the boys).
The Walter boys are loud, dirty, annoying—and, okay, some of the older boys might be Greek god level hot, but they don't think a city girl belongs on their horse ranch. How is Jackie supposed to fit into their chaotic world when she needs to keep her parents' memory alive by living up to the promise of perfect?
But as Jackie spends more time with the Walter boys, she begins to wonder if the perfection she's always strived for isn't the only way to find love after all.
Funny and moving, My Life with the Walter Boys is perfect for readers looking for:
• Wattpad love stories
• contemporary romance for teens
• binge-worthy YA novels
• relatable characters
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This touching story delivers the kind of wish-fulfilment fantasy we want in a YA romance. Sixteen-year-old overachiever Jackie is on top of the world—or Manhattan, which is the same thing—when her entire life is turned upside down. Forced to leave her family’s penthouse to go live on a working Colorado ranch, where she bunks with a bunch of other teen ranch hands, Jackie’s very much out of her element. Author Ali Novak, who first wrote this book on the social media app Wattpad, blends Jackie’s turbulent loss with the excitement and confusion of starting over. My Life with the Walter Boys is a quick, heartwarming read.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Novak's first novel which she wrote at age 15 and posted on social network Wattpad, where it gained a large fan base is set just after 16-year-old Jackie's entire family dies in a car accident. She moves from New York City to Colorado with her mother's good friend, her new guardian. Now, Jackie will be living on a ranch with a family of 11 boys (including two sets of twins), their sole unfriendly sister, and a pet snake. The chaotic household's constant noise, sibling conflicts, and disarmingly laidback environment leave her disoriented, but also distract her from her recent tragedy. A compulsive organizer by nature, Jackie learns that not everything can be compartmentalized, and a messy romantic entanglement only throws her life into further disarray. Novak spreads the story thin, introducing multiple characters without developing them much. Prosaic descriptions at times undermine the story's emotional depth, and Jackie's response to her tremendous loss comes across as mechanical. Yet the themes of seizing rather than planning each moment and allowing for life's untidiness are explored with energy and humor. Ages 12 up.
