Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Lisa J Page: Just a Family Friend Tom and Libbie


 read in 2025

Young adult romance book age appropriate for those looking for something their teen could read.  Set in New Zealand.  Dyslexic friendly font. 

Tom Johnson is on the tennis team he's really good at it and is looking to get a full ride scholarship to a University in the USA in order to have a chance at a scholarship he needs to get his grades up in Statistics, the teacher wanting to see him succeed suggests that he get a tutor and the teacher has the perfect candidate:  Libbie she's 2 years younger but is a math wiz... she is also a long time friend of his family.

Libbie Ashton has had a crush on Tom since... well since forever he taught her how to play tennis when they were kids because he needed a partner for pairs, they spend time together with their families and she really enjoys being around him... could he ever see her as more than just a friend.

Some family drama ensues after the couple decides to give a relationship a try, will their family approve of their relationship?  Or is their relationship over before it even begins?  

The story is a cute quick read.  Dual POV but reads more like you are reading from a diary or day planner or even a school text book rather than a book at times and the dialogue is kind of awkward at times.  Lots of discussion surrounding homework and I think I would have liked more interaction between the couple surrounding their actual relationship but it is a high school romance.  The book also shows the same scenes from both characters point of view at times instead of moving forward with the book.  

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