The Fragile Ordinary

· HarperCollins UK
4.6
5 reviews
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384
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Impossible Vastness of Us and the On Dublin Street series comes a heartfelt and beautiful new young adult fiction novel, set in Scotland, about daring to dream and embracing who you are.

I am Comet Caldwell.

And I sort of, kind of, absolutely hate my name.

People expect extraordinary things from a girl named Comet. That she’ll be effortlessly cool and light up a room the way a comet blazes across the sky.

But Comet has never wanted to be the centre of attention. She can’t wait to graduate from high school in Edinburgh and leave to attend university somewhere far, far away.

When new student Tobias King blazes in from America and shakes up the school, Comet thinks she’s got the bad boy figured out. Until they’re thrown together for a class assignment and begin to form an unlikely connection.

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4.6
5 reviews
Lilley LoohLah
26 June 2018
4.5 Book Boyfriend Stars What a rollercoaster of emotions I have coursing through my body at the moment. Comet Caldwell is a bookworm, she’s sweet, shy and quirky. I loved her quirky side, her dress sense and most definitely her shoe sense, she’s my kind of girl. Tobias King is arrogant, cocky and he’s in with a bad crowd. As much as Comet is drawn to him she decides he is not book boyfriend material. That is until they become friends (secret friends at that), and everything changes, shy Comet finally comes out of herself and finds her voice. A wonderful story about self discovery, first love and friendship. A very emotional story, especially during the latter chapters, I have to admit I shed more than a few tears. Why not five stars you may ask, here’s why. The first half of the story I give 4 stars, I wasn’t truly invested in Comet and I couldn’t relate to her. Then during the second half of the story, Comet finally came out of her shell and took charge of her life, a definite 5 star performance. I loved the confidence she gained. Tobias too, during the second half turned into what Comet would describe as book boyfriend material. I couldn’t wait to find out where their relationship would take them and which of their friends and family would stand by their sides..
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Samantha Young is a New York Times bestselling author who resides in Scotland. Her novels have been published in thirty countries. When Samantha's not writing books she's reading them. Or she's shoe shopping.

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