Going blind or singing solo?
Confronting Mom or DJing solo?
Lists of true fears, open to true friends?
As Hailey faces encroaching blindness and Kyle faces up to his failure to protect best buddy Pavel, they meet at school and begin inching toward the uncertainties of their futures as they mark items off their personal lists of fears.
Lots of bumps along this relationship road, especially as Kyle kicks himself for allowing anyone else to help Hailey jump into intimacy.
This book in two voices is written by C. Desir (I recommended her Other Broken Things here) and Jolene Perry (check out my recommendation of Stronger Than You Know here) whose characters in difficult situations are real, heartfelt, and honest.
Meet mostly-fearless Hailey and so-shy Kyle in this free excerpt, courtesy of the publisher.
What fear is on your list-to-conquer?
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Book info: Love Blind / C. Desir & Jolene Perry. Simon Pulse, 2016. [Christa’s site] [Jolene’s site] [publisher site] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.
My book talk: As her eyesight deteriorates, Hailey starts a list of fears to conquer and urges new friend Kyle to do the same. While the Chicago teens start facing their fears head-on, other emotions begin to color their relationship.
When Kyle’s dad left, all the warmth at home did also. Kyle couldn’t protect best friend Pavel from horrific bullying. How can he help Hailey with her fears list… when he’s falling in love with her?
Her guitar and her music – at least those will be left for Hailey when glaucoma takes all her sight. But how can she face a future where she’ll never see the faces of her moms or be able to truly see Kyle?
Told in alternating chapters by two authors known for their strong characters in difficult situations, Love Blind explores friendship, love, and getting beyond reasonable fears to tackle the truest ones.