Tonight the Streets Are Ours by Leila Sales

Tonight the Streets Are Ours

by Leila Sales

From Leila Sales, the author of This Song Will Save Your Life, comes a compelling and relatable story about the hazards of falling for someone you haven't met yet.

Seventeen-year-old Arden Huntley is recklessly loyal. Taking care of her loved ones is what gives Arden purpose: it makes her feel like she matters. But she's tired of being loyal to people who don't appreciate her - including her needy best friend and her absent mum.

Arden stumbles upon a blog called 'Tonight the Streets Are Ours', the musings of a young New York City writer named Peter, and it feels like she's finally found a kindred spirit. When Peter is dumped by the girlfriend he blogs about, Arden decides to take a road trip to see him.

During one crazy night in NYC filled with parties, dancing and music - the type of night when anything can happen, and nearly everything does - Arden discovers that Peter isn't exactly who she thought he was. And maybe she isn't exactly who she thought she was either.

Reviewed by Joséphine on

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Actual rating: 4.5 stars

Initial thoughts: I liked Tonight the Streets Are Ours so so much! That's quite a feat on Leila Sales' part because the characters weren't exactly loveable. They did have grit and realism to them, though, in a manner that made me relate. Some parts were a little predictable but the overarching book was well-crafted nonetheless.

Also, I'm a sucker for metafiction, so there's that :)

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