I fell in love with all the side characters, too. It was so inspiring I loved reading about her character growth. To brave rejection and terror with the chance of trying new things. I have fairly severe social anxiety, and even though Codi doesn't I loved seeing her challenge that and fight through it so she could make friends. She's a typical wallflower-shy and nervous to talk to people, and it was so wonderful to see her open up. I could relate SO MUCH to Codi, and I found her such a wonderful narrator. Late to the Party is a great queer coming-of-age about self-discovery and friendship and experiencing all the firsts of life. When I picked up this book, I was not expecting it to make me ache for things I've never done, friends I've never had, and a teenagerhood I never got. Late to the Party is an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere. The only problem? Codi never tells Maritza or JaKory about any of it.įrom author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship, self-acceptance, what it means to be a Real Teenager. In return for never talking about that kiss, Ricky takes Codi under his wing and draws her into a wild summer filled with late nights, new experiences, and one really cute girl named Lydia. Straight kids.īut then Codi stumbles upon one of those cool kids, Ricky, kissing another boy in the dark, and an unexpected friendship is formed. So when Maritza and JaKory suggest crashing a party, Codi is highly skeptical. It’s because she and her two best friends, Maritza and JaKory, spend more time in her basement watching Netflix than engaging with the outside world. She’s never crashed a party, never stayed out too late. So here are some great books to help you deal with all of those confusing emotions.Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. (Not that that's what's happening right now. There are a million ways you can deal with the excitement and agony of having a crush on a friend, whether it's by spilling the beans, keeping your secret, or writing an article about it in hopes that they see it and realize that it's about them. Trust me, many of us have been in this situation before and made it out alive and emotionally intact. It can be extremely confusing to realize that you might like someone as more than a friend: Do they feel the same way? Should you tell them? What if you tell them, and they don't feel the same way - will the friendship be ruined forever? The angst can be overwhelming. Luckily, there are plenty of books about best friends falling in love to help you navigate the emotional turbulence of being in love with someone you already trust wholeheartedly. Maybe you thought inconvenient romantic feelings would stop making appearances after high school, but, well, you were wrong.
More likely than not, you know what it feels like to have a crush on a friend.
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