Not About a Boy

By: Myah Hollis

Narrated by: Jade Wheeler

""This debut is a gritty teen drama full of mature themes that unfurl in compassionate ways and will resonate with many readers...Heartbreaking and powerful."" —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Euphoria meets Girl in Pieces in this coming-of-age story of a girl trying to put a grief-stricken past behind her, only to be startled by the discovery of a long-lost sister who puts into question everything she thought she knew.

Amélie Cœur has never known what it truly means to be happy.

She thought she’d found happiness once, in a love that ended in tragedy and nearly sent her over the edge. Now, at seventeen, Mel is beginning to piece her life back together. Under the supervision of Laurelle Child Services, the exclusive foster care agency that raised her, Mel is sober and living with a new family among Manhattan’s elite. It’s her last chance at adoption before she ages out of the system, and she promised, this time, she’ll try.

But a casual relationship with a boy is turning into something she never intended for it to be, causing small cracks in her carefully constructed walls. Then the sister she has no memory of contacts Mel, unearthing complicated feelings about the past and what could have been.

As the anniversary of the worst day of her life approaches, Mel must weather the rising tides of grief and depression before she loses herself, and those close to her, all over again.

Praise for Not About a Boy:

""Lucid and luminous."" —ALA Booklist

""Hollis’s powerful and compassionate debut novel is an intimate and nuanced portrayal of a resilient and troubled young woman’s journey toward self-acceptance...An emotionally rich and complex coming-of-age story. Amélie is a well-written character teenagers will understand and will want to root for."" —School Library Journal (starred review)

I went in blind and this book is sensational

I felt like I was shadow on wall being walked through her every thought and emotions.Seeing how she viewed herself and how everyone viewed her.Its really not about a boy but the yearning and love helps people understand you can date and still heal.

Raw & original

Great story about love, loss and finding your way back to yourself. Relatable plot while still being original. I love the Easter eggs of millennial culture tucked in between. It’s giving gossip girl if they actually went to therapy and had the support systems they needed. Can’t wait for the shondaland series. ;) - Hannah

Nothing

Very boring book. Could not get into it and did not understand the moral of the story.