About the Book

In the Orbit of You by Ashley Schumacher

Genre: YA Romance

Release Date: March 19, 2024

Book Review

I love this author’s books so much! This may be my favorite yet.

A brilliantly poetic and sweet story of childhood best friends torn apart by circumstances and then reunited, a year too early.

“Maybe we’re twin planets and our options are either to distantly orbit the same star or else collide and take everything down with us.”

When Jordan and Nova were little, they build their own kingdom – Snailopolis. But when Jordan is taken away from his abusive parents, he promises to find Nova again when he’s eighteen. Nova’s mother’s job takes them all over the country, however; and one day when she’s seventeen, she looks up at a new school and there’s Jordan, one year earlier than he promised.

Jordan’s now a popular football player with an adoring, genuinely nice girlfriend named Abigail. His life trajectory seems set – date the cheerleader, get a college scholarship and maybe even go pro. But then Nova comes back into his life, unlocking all these layers of feelings that he didn’t even know he was capable of.

Nova’s conflicted because Jordan’s life seems so set, and she still can’t figure out who she is or wants to be. She feels like all her moves have kept her from putting down roots long enough to find herself. She’s drawn to Jordan, but also feels like they should stay away from each other.

This will-they-or-won’t-they romance captures your whole heart. The author’s signature gorgeous lyrical prose style really sings in this book. The ending is perfection and will leave you with a big book hangover.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance review copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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