A fraction of Wes’s brain wants to finally tell Nico. Confess everything. But what good will it do him? His life’s collapsing. And telling Nico how confused he is about his future and being an adult, how he’s splintering now that his home is being taken away, and that he’s mind-numbingly in love with Nico won’t solve anything.
Wes Hudson excels at two things: slacking off at his job, and pining after his best friend. This summer is going to change everything.
The Summer of Everything: Meet Ella, Zay, Anna + Coop
This summer, Ella wants to chew gum and destroy boys’ hearts. Zay wants to study hard to get into a good college. Anna wants to kickback and soak up the sun. Coop wants to build his social media empire.
Instead, they’ll spend the summer trying to save their local independent bookstore.
He likes… Making lists, comic books, Green Lantern (preferably John Stewart), tea, his job at Once Upon a Page, ‘90s music, his best friend Nico Alvarez
He hates… Corporate coffeeshops, helping his brother, thinking about the future, his mom’s books, people flirting with Nico Alvarez
Comic book geek Wesley Hudson excels at two things: slacking off at his job and pining after his best friend, Nico. Advice from his friends, ‘90s alt-rock songs, and online dating articles aren’t helping much with his secret crush. And his dream job at Once Upon a Page, the local used bookstore, is threatened when a coffeeshop franchise wants to buy the property. To top it off, his annoying brother needs wedding planning advice. When all three problems converge, Wes comes face-to-face with the one thing he’s been avoiding—adulthood.
Now, confronted with reality, can Wes balance saving the bookstore and his strained sibling relationship? Can he win the heart of his crush, too?
From@duetbooks, start summer August 4th with Julian Winters’ The Summer of Everything.
Julian Winters is a best-selling author of contemporary young adult fiction. His novels Running With Lions andHow to Be Remy Cameron (Duet, 2018 and 2019 respectively), won accolades and awards for their positive depictions of diverse, relatable characters. Running With Lions is the recipient of an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Award. How to Be Remy Cameron received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named a Junior Library Guild selection. A former management trainer, Julian currently lives outside of Atlanta where he can be found reading, being a self-proclaimed comic book geek, or watching the only two sports he can follow—volleyball and soccer. His novel, The Summer of Everything, will be released in August 2020.
I still can’t get over this cover and that I have a THIRD BOOK coming out in less than 8 months! On August 4th, prepare to laugh, swoon, and avoid adulting!
This book was so wonderfully beautiful in every way. I love the way that Julian was able to cover so many young adult issues in a way that every teen/ young adult could relate to. There were so many times I found myself smiling because I understood exactly what a character was feeling. This book is so diverse as well. You can definitely find a piece of yourself in one of the characters being that there are characters from the lgbtq+ community( including aro-ace which was extremely exciting for me to see). If you love coming of age films, you will definitely love this book. Wes deals with having a crush on his best friend and finding out a way to tell him while also saving the bookstore he works at(which also stores so many childhood memories). I am so glad that I could finally find a book that I can relate to and have so much fun reading. If you check this out, lmk what you think :))) Rating: 5/5⭐️ Quote I loved: “Love is the very definition of confusion”
[…] I don’t know what’ll happen in six months. Or tomorrow. But I can’t change the past. Neither can you. And we can’t stay here hoping the world will make things happen for us. It’s time to let go. Move on.”
“It turns out life isn’t a pile of bad days and then you fall in love with someone who fixes it all. Life is a series of embarrassing, funny, and sometimes brutal moments. Romance might be in there too. But if you’re lucky, you’ll fall in love with your own amazingness and stumble upon a few kickass people to go on life’s adventures with you.”
Join author @julianwinters and guests Becky Albertalli, Adib Khorram, C.B. Lee, Leah Johnson, Adam Sass, and Nic Stone on Julian’s Virtual Bookstore Tour celebrating the release of THE SUMMER OF EVERYTHING. Please visit the stores’ web sites for participation details!
