Two Weeks to Fall in Love
By Kat Featherly
Publisher: Wattpad Books
Publisher’s Blurb:
For fans of contemporary, humorous,
clean teen romance by Beth Reekles, Sarah Dessen, and Jenny Han comes a debut
novel about uncovering secrets, challenging first impressions, and discovering
that love—and people—are far more complicated than they seem.
Noah Archer dates girls for two weeks and then moves on—but none of his exes
seem to mind. Skyler Fox can’t figure it out. When her best friend becomes
Noah’s latest “victim,” Sky decides it’s time to expose him. Her plan? Be the
next girl he dates.
Charming and confident, Noah accepts Sky’s unexpected dating proposal. Beneath
his reputation, Noah is searching for something real, driven by a secret. Each
short-lived relationship is his way of chasing a connection before it’s too
late.
Sky sets out to expose Noah, but the closer she gets, the more she starts to
question her motives… and her heart. As their two weeks unfold and Noah’s
secrets begin to surface, Sky is forced to confront the one question she never
expected: can she be the one to break his two-week streak?
My Thoughts:
Yes, this is another YA novel about a girl with a nearly single-minded focus on a goal. Unlike many, it does not ruin her friendships. In fact, at the end, she finds that she may have more friends than she realized.
The idea of Noah having found a list of questions to ask a prospective romantic partner—and a two-week deadline for determining whether it’s love—is an interesting premise. Despite herself, Sky discovers that Noah is not just a player; he has a lot of depth, and it encourages her to think more deeply about herself and the world as well. She allows herself, sometimes against her better judgement, to get to know and like Noah for the person that he is.
In fact (slight but probably inconsequential spoiler), Sky realizes just how unkind her motives were in dating Noah, and she breaks up with him before the two-week deadline. And is miserable because of it.
However, she finally allows herself to talk to her mother, and their sometimes distant relationship is strengthened because of it. I love that this books allows relationships to deepen, not break apart.
There were some errors that I hope are fixed by publication: first Sky says she and Noah have second period together; later she says their first class together is fifth period. I also question how long the passing periods are in their school. They seem to get an awful lot done during passing time!
Possible objectionable material:
Serial dating, kissing, past death of a parent. LGBTQ+ representation. Cursing, including a couple of f-words. There is an underage party where teens smoke and drink. Sky’s mother talks to her about contraception and safe sex, though not in any specific terms.
Who might like this book:
If you like stories where characters think about their own lives and selves and learn to become better people, this is a good one.
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing an advance reader copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
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