Never Vacation with Your Ex
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3.8 • 6 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
A young adult romance full of sun, sand, and second chances as a rising volleyball star—with familial and social pressure to succeed growing out of control—goes on the most uncomfortable vacation of her life.
“A breezy, beachy teen love story.”—Kirkus Reviews
“[A] frothy, sports-forward beach read.”—Publishers Weekly
Seventeen-year-old volleyball star Kaylee Jordan lives a life of player rankings, constant training, and a carefully curated social media full of followers watching to see if she’ll go pro out of high school like her famous mom. Her one refuge, and the thing she looks forward to every summer? The vacation her family spends in Malibu with the Freeman-Yus.
This year, there’s only one problem: Kaylee and their son, Dean, dated for the past three months, and Kaylee just unceremoniously dumped him. Hoping to spare them the worst summer ever, Kaylee comes to Dean with an unconventional solution: she’s going to walk him through her rules for getting over an ex. When Dean grudgingly cooperates, Kaylee’s got her work cut out for her.
But helping Dean follow her own rules starts becoming difficult when the pressures of Kaylee’s family legacy and perfect life start to feel less like a plan and more like a prison . . . and amid warm California nights and stolen laughs, Kaylee feels herself falling for Dean for the same reasons as before, and some new ones. With their trip coming to an end, Kaylee has to make the complicated choice between doing what’s expected and taking a (second) chance on love.
Customer Reviews
More than a YA Romance
Never Vacation with Your Ex by Emily Wibberley was much more than a YA Romance; it was a book about how hard it is to be an older teen with all the pressures of social media. The need to be perfect; the tendency to always be ON. there’s so much stress to decide on a college on the school path, or a career choice, on sports trading, finding a mate, or at least a romantic partner. These things are tough; and if you have parents who are more competitive than reassuring, it may be really tough.
I do recommend this book for its intended audience, older teens. I also think some young adults who are near enough to the teen years and recall all the pressure and angst of the times will enjoy this Also. I know I did, although I am not within the range to recall my teen years in detail!