The Climb, Amra Pajalic
The Climb, Amra Pajalic
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The Climb

Author: Amra Pajalic

Narrator: Nina Nikolic, Alec Shea

Unabridged: 2 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Pishukin Press

Published: 09/20/2023


Synopsis


From award-winning, young adult author Amra Pajalic comes a friends to lovers, YA stand-alone romance novellaNoah and Zephyra have been best friends since they started high school. Zephyra thinks of Noah as a brother. Noah thinks Zephyra is the one.
Zephyra’s only interest in romance is between the covers of her favourite romance novels. Noah believes now that they’re sixteen it’s just a matter of time until their friendship becomes a relationship.
When they are completing a one week bike marathon their friendship hits some unexpected speed bumps. Will their friendship turn into something more or will they crash?
If you love slow burn romance with forced proximity, and a zero to hero makeover, you'll love The Climb, a young adult contemporary romance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kate on January 14, 2024

Not recommended for young teens In this short, YA romance novella set in Australia, two teenage virgins, who have been BFF's since childhood, awkwardly limp toward upgrading their platonic relationship to romance. There are additional subplots of each of their problematic home lives, several instance......more

Goodreads review by Sonja on November 29, 2023

I've read a couple of books by this author now and have really enjoyed them all. Although the others have formed part of the Sassy Saints series, this one is a short, quick read, standalone novella with a couple of new characters. This book deals with similar topics to the series and focusses on a c......more

Goodreads review by Paula on January 17, 2024

Noah has eye for one person, Zephyra wants to wait until she's older and would love it to be like the romance she reads in her books. The friendship Noah and Zephyra share is lovely, even when they can't to family or there is problems at home, they have here other. Noah is willing to wait for Zephyr......more

Goodreads review by Nina on January 19, 2024

This is a young coming-of-age story between two best friends. Noah has been in love with his best friend for a long time, but Zephyra want to keep her love for someone special; especially after seeing her mother's disastrous relationship with her boyfriends Pajalic writes a strong female main charact......more

Goodreads review by Chelsea-anne on January 14, 2024

This book was not for me, its a YA book but it has some graphic descriptions and problematic characters. Consent is a big issue. The main characters Noah and Zephyra have been friends for years and decide to take part in a bike ride. Noah has a crush on Zephyra and although she repeatedly says no he......more