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An Elective Review!

 

Another YA romance for the books! In addition to the obvious political elections that partook over the last few weeks (let alone months), I've recently partaken in my own political reading--Katie Cotugno's 2020 publication: You Say It First.

Meg, a strong-minded young woman who supposedly has everything figured out in her life spends her evenings at WeCount, a voting organization that takes the time to reach out to possible future voters. Meg calls Colby, an intuitive young man who spends his day-to-day schedule working or just getting by. Their first conversation sparks emotions that stick with each other for days, thus ensuring a call-back conversation and the beginning of an unlikely relationship stretching over state lines!

Both Meg and Colby undergo variations of changes between themselves and within their familial/friend circles. Meg and Colby each identify with different lifestyles than one another, but they bring different viewpoints and suggestions to the table for one another that inevitably work in favor of their relationship. Politics might come off as the main theme within this book, but Cotugno covers much more. Depression, suicide, alcoholism, neglect, etc. are all covered within this novel, between family, friends, and lovers.

Attention to detail, structural formation, varying viewpoints, and character development happens smoothly and efficiently within Cotugno's novels--especially in this one. I'd highly recommend to anyone interested in a modern day 2020 YA romance read!

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