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You Say it First by Katie Cotugno sounds like a perfect YA contemporary novel. This book does give me some Morgan Matson The Unexpected Everything Vibes. I am curious to find out how the long distance relationship works out. Also, that cover is super cute.
You Say it First by Katie Cotugno
Title: You Say it FirstAuthor: Katie Cotugno
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: June 16, 2020
Meg has her entire life set up perfectly: her boyfriend Mason is sweet and supportive, she and her best friend Emily plan to head to Cornell together in the fall, and she even finds time to clock shifts phonebanking at a voter registration call center in her Philadelphia suburb. But everything changes when one of those calls connects her to a stranger from small-town Ohio, who gets under her skin from the moment he picks up the phone.
Colby is stuck in a rut, reeling from a family tragedy and working a dead-end job—unsure what his future holds, or if he even cares. The last thing he has time for is some privileged rich girl preaching the sanctity of the political process. So he says the worst thing he can think of and hangs up.
But things don’t end there.…
That night on the phone winds up being the first in a series of candid, sometimes heated, always surprising conversations that lead to a long-distance friendship and then—slowly—to something more. Across state lines and phone lines, Meg and Colby form a once-in-a-lifetime connection. But in the end, are they just too different to make it work?
You Say It First is a propulsive, layered novel about how sometimes the person who has the least in common with us can be the one who changes us most.
Book Quotes: You say it First Katie Cotugno
So, like, nobody can pull the rug out from under you if you decide there’s no rug to begin with?
I don’t actually think it always has to be your sole responsibility to make sure everything goes perfectly all the time.
About Katie Cotugno
Katie Cotugno is the New York Times bestselling author of messy, complicated, feminist love stories. She studied Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College and received her MFA in Fiction at Lesley University.
Katie is a Pushcart Prize nominee whose work has appeared in The Iowa Review, The Mississippi Review, and Argestes, among others.
The great loves of her life include child's pose, her little sister, and mozzarella and honey sandwiches. She lives in Boston with her husband, Tom, and her dog, Avon.
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Cute cover. Hope you love it!
I agree! Thanks. 🙂
That cover IS super cute! I hope you enjoy reading this.
My WoW
Thanks so much, Sandra! 🙂
I love the phone call aspect of this story! It makes me think of my childhood spent on the phone.
Haha! Right?! 🙂
It sounds like it will be a fun one. I’m curious if Meg and Colby will get together now.
Thanks for stopping by my CWW.
Me too! 🙂
This sounds great and I LOVE that cover! Thanks for sharing! Hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Thanks for stopping by, Ashley! 🙂
This sounds like a cute read and I love the cover!!!
It does sound super cute! 🙂
Catchy titles and covers like this one always grab me:) Sounds like a fun read too.
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Me too! I think it will be really fun. 🙂
This sounds like a great story and that cuter is really cute. Love it!
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I have high hopes! 🙂
Sounds like its going to be a great story to read, just thinking of whats going to happen in this perfect world .
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Same! Things will definitely get interesting. 🙂
I am a solid Cotugno fan. I love the messy stories she writes, and this looks like another fabulous addition to her body of work.
You definitely hit the nail on the head with her writing! 🙂
This sounds really good. Very cute cover!
I agree, Debbie! 🙂
I agree, that cover is adorable!!
You had me at Morgan Matson “The Unexpected”!!!! I so loved that book 🙂
Right?! It is a fantastic story. 🙂
Love the title and the premise sounds so intriguing! Great pick!
Thanks. Heidi! 🙂
Interesting storyline, reminds me of a 90s movie like Sleepless In Seattle or something.
Yes! I think so, too! 🙂
Awesome cover! Hope you enjoy the book. Thanks for sharing
Thank you!
Sounds good, and the cover is cute!
I agree!