When the Stars Lead to You

by Ronni Davis

Eighteen-year-old Devon longs for two things:

The stars.
And the boy she fell in love with last summer.

When Ashton breaks Devon's heart at the end of the most romantic and magical summer ever, she thinks her heart will never heal again. But over the course of the following year, Devon finds herself slowly putting the broken pieces back together.

Now it's senior year and she's determined to enjoy every moment of it, as she prepares for a future studying galaxies. That is, until Ashton shows up on the first day of school.

Can she forgive and open her heart to him again? Or are they doomed to repeat history?

From debut author, Ronni Davis, comes a stunning novel about passion, loss, and the power of first love.

• ISBN10: 0316490695
• ISBN13: 9780316490696
• Publish Date: 13 May 2021 (first published 28 November 2019)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Imprint: Little, Brown Young Readers
• Format: Paperback (UK Trade)
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

They shared an amazing summer at the beach, but without warning, he ghosted her. Fast forward one year, and he was back in her life, but was she ready to forgive him?

I had featured this book as one of my highly anticipated releases, because the whole summer-loving-first-love-brokenhearted-reunited thing really appealed to me, and Davis delivered all feels and, so much more, with this beautiful story.

Such a great blend of drama, heartbreak, and hope, and here are five things I really loved about this book.

• Davis did such a fantastic job capturing all the emotions related to first love. That first summer at the beach was so sweet and wonderful, and I loved when those feelings roared back to life as these two were reunited.

• This book tackled what it's like to love someone, who was suffering from mental illness. All the emotions were so real and raw. The pain, the hopelessness, the worry, and the stress - it was all there, and my heart ached for both Devon and Ashton as they were in the situation together.

• Blair was such a good friend. There were so many times I thought about how lucky Devon was to have her in her life. And, she was also blessed with wonderful parents, who were present and loving and super supportive.

• I taught astronomy at one point in my career, and loved all the science bits peppered throughout the story. I am all for STEM girl visibility, so thank you, Ronni Davis for writing a science loving female character for us, who was nothing short of marvelous.

• Davis incorporated many ideas about race, classism, mental health, identity, and sex-positivity into this story, and they blended seamlessly with each other.

Overall: A touching and emotional story of first love, which featured a rather realistic portrayal of loving someone with mental illness.


*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

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