Reggie and Delilah’s Year of Falling

"I have loved Bryant’s books since her debut, Happily Ever Afters , which you should also read. I know, I know, people might judge me for reading young adult novels when my 30th birthday is in a few months, but I can’t help it. Being an adult is hard and expensive and frustrating, and sometimes, you want to go back to a time that was a bit simpler and you were a little less bitter. Reggie and Delilah seem to always bump into each other on holidays: New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Halloween, et cetera. Over the course of a year, the reader follows them as a friendship develops into something more. Both characters have their own issues: Delilah is shy and worries about being liked, and she has a crush on a guy who is so frustratingly annoying that you want him to walk around in wet socks for the rest of his life. Reggie believes that his family is embarrassed by him because he enjoys all things Dungeons & Dragons , including writing essays criticizing the game and the issues behind it. Both of them are putting on a front, which leads to the two of them admiring each other for the wrong reasons. I truly loved this one. That cover design is adorable and all three of Bryant’s books look very pretty on my bookshelves. If you need another reason to enjoy this title, then I’ll let you in on a secret: I’m the Katherine that Bryant thanks in the acknowledgments. I had zero chill and told all of my coworkers about it!"