Happily Ever Afters, Elise Bryant
Happily Ever Afters, Elise Bryant
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Happily Ever Afters

Author: Elise Bryant

Narrator: Jordan Cobb

Unabridged: 10 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Storytide

Published: 01/05/2021


Synopsis

Jane the
Virgin meets To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before
in this charming debut romantic comedy filled with Black Girl Magic. Perfect
for fans of Mary H. K. Choi and Nicola Yoon, with crossover appeal for readers
of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances.
Sixteen-year-old Tessa Johnson has never felt
like the protagonist in her own life. She’s rarely seen herself reflected in
the pages of the romance novels she loves. The only place she’s a true leading lady
is in her own writing—in the swoony love stories she shares only with Caroline,
her best friend and #1 devoted reader.
When Tessa is accepted into the creative
writing program of a prestigious art school, she’s excited to finally let her
stories shine. But when she goes to her first workshop, the words are
just...gone. Fortunately, Caroline has a solution: Tessa just needs to find
some inspiration in a real-life love story of her own. And she’s ready with a
list of romance novel-inspired steps to a happily ever after. Nico, the
brooding artist who looks like he walked out of one of Tessa’s stories, is cast
as the perfect Prince Charming.
But as Tessa checks each item off Caroline’s
list, she gets further and further away from herself. She risks losing everything
she cares about—including the surprising bond she develops with sweet Sam, who
lives across the street. She’s well on her way to having her own real-life love
story, but is it the one she wants, after all?

About Elise Bryant

Elise Bryant is the NAACP Image Award–nominated author of Happily Ever Afters, One True Loves, Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling, It’s Elementary, and The Game Is Afoot. For many years, Elise had the joy of working as a special education teacher, and now she spends her days reading, writing, and eating dessert. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Long Beach, California. You can visit her online at elisebryant.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on October 14, 2022

i wanted a summery read, and to me, YA contemporary = summer. this is cute and nice and has a lot of pastries in it. that's good enough for me. bottom line: i got what i came for! ------------------ tbr review summer is YA contemporary season. i don't make the rules......more

Goodreads review by Miranda on March 10, 2021

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Goodreads review by Jessica on January 02, 2021

Reading this book as just like watching a teen rom-com from the 80s and I just ate that right up. Tessa loves to write romance, and when her family moves, she gets into a prestigious arts school where she is going to be a part of their writing program. Tessa has never actually shared her writing wit......more

Goodreads review by Kezia on March 23, 2022

This was hard. Tessa Johnson gets lost in writing romance. At any moment she can envision that perfect scene and put it into words. When she gets accepted into an art school, it’s suddenly all gone. She can’t seem to write because now there’s just so much pressure. Maybe it’s because there is romanc......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on January 05, 2021

I loved Happily Ever Afters. The story is cute and talks about important issues. Tessa grew up around very few black people. Tessa is in multiple situations with racial problems. Bryant discusses how Tessa feels and why she handles the situations the way she does. After moving, she is now around bla......more