My Life Next Door

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4.4
413 reviews
Ebook
432
Pages
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About this ebook

A gorgeous debut about family, friendship, first romance, and how to be true to one person you love without betraying another

“One thing my mother never knew, and would disapprove of most of all, was that I watched the Garretts. All the time.”

The Garretts are everything the Reeds are not. Loud, numerous, messy, affectionate. And every day from her balcony perch, seventeen-year-old Samantha Reed wishes she was one of them . . . until one summer evening, Jase Garrett climbs her terrace and changes everything. As the two fall fiercely in love, Jase's family makes Samantha one of their own. Then in an instant, the bottom drops out of her world and she is suddenly faced with an impossible decision. Which perfect family will save her? Or is it time she saved herself?

A dreamy summer read, full of characters who stay with you long after the story is over.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
413 reviews
Angela Laufer
February 1, 2013
Good story, the writing itself was compelling but nothing much happens until close to the end of the book and then your left with loose ends. It just felt unfinished to me.
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Sarah Taylor
September 9, 2017
I could not put the boom down, it was so goo but I only gave it 4 stars because the ending was a let down but I loved what the author did with the characters.
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musiclover yip
May 31, 2020
The ending is rushed. I don't know what happened except that Samantha and Jase stayed together at last. Moreover, the story isn't that good either. It was absolutely dull and boring.
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About the author

Huntley Fitzpatrick always wanted to be a writer. She grew up in a small, coastal, Connecticut town much like the Stony Bay of her novels, My Life Next Door, What I Thought Was True, and The Boy Most Likely To. After college she worked in many fields, including as an editor at Harlequin, so she knew from romance. Before her death in 2022, Huntley was a full-time wife, mother, and writer who brought the world three critically acclaimed, utterly transporting young adult novels about love, friendship, family, and coming of age. Her My Life Next Door is considered a modern YA romance classic, and its characters reflect Huntley’s deep love for her family, who were everything to her.

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