Item: You Say It First
Rating: 4.00
Author: bgsbooks18

by Katie Cotugno

An addictive, irresistible YA novel about two teens from different worlds who fall for each other after a voter registration call turns into a long-distance romance—from Katie Cotugno, the New York Times bestselling author of 99 Days. Perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi, Robin Benway, and Nicola Yoon.

One conversation can change everything.

Meg has her entire life set up perfectly: she and her best friend, Emily, plan to head to Cornell together in the fall, and she works at a voter registration call center in her Philadelphia suburb. But everything changes when one of those calls connects her to a stranger from small-town Ohio.

Colby is stuck in a rut, reeling from a family tragedy and working a dead-end job. The last thing he has time for is some privileged rich girl preaching the sanctity of the political process. So he says the worst thing he can think of and hangs up.

But things don’t end there.…

That night on the phone winds up being the first in a series of candid, sometimes heated, always surprising conversations that lead to a long-distance friendship and then—slowly—to something more. Across state lines and phone lines, Meg and Colby form a once-in-a-lifetime connection. But in the end, are they just too different to make it work?

You Say It First is a propulsive, layered novel about how sometimes the person who has the least in common with us can be the one who changes us most.

I received a E copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This did not change my opinion on this book. Thank you Edelweiss for sending me a copy of this book.

Meg has her life planned out. She's going to go to the same college as her best friend and she working at a call center. So her life is going pretty well. She calls a number to register for voting, when a different person answers. The person that answered was the mans son. Well the phone call did not go as planned to say the least.
Colby is having a hard time since his dad pasted away. He's currently working at a dead end job and he's not sure what to do next.

Since the call between the two did not go well. Meg leaves her personal number to the boy on the phone. It was mainly to apologize for the way the call went but also in case the boy needed someone to talk to about his dad. Well long story short they ended up becoming friends. Someone that you could tell your secrets to and it didn't matter because you would never meet them. The relationship slowly grows into more than a friendship. They begin to have feelings for each other. Since they both come from different worlds, they had to make some changes.

I really enjoyed this book. I found it very cute and fun. I would definitely recommend for a nice summer read. This book definitely help me get out on my reading funk.

You Say It First

by Katie Cotugno

Reviewed by bgsbooks18 on Jul 7, 2020

Reading updates