A realistically imagined and elegantly evoked ‘first love’ story with an unexpectedly tragic twist, Tessa in Love will pull at the heartstrings of anyone who is experiencing, or has experienced, what it’s like to be sixteen and in love.
Tessa has always been in the shadow of her prettier, more gregarious best friend Matty, never considering herself to be girlfriend material - until she meets Wolfie, a passionate eco-warrior with who she bonds over a fight to save the local woods. Wolfie opens Tessa’s mind to a new way of looking at the world, and as romance blossoms, she begins to come out of herself and grow in confidence. Watching the courtship unfold while its lovers evolve and flourish in each other’s company, one is utterly swept up in the intensity of that blissfully tortuous (and oh so familiar) process.
Then, just as the early uncertainties in the relationship start to give way to comfort and security, tragedy strikes. Whilst volunteering in South America, Wolfie is suddenly and shockingly killed, leaving Tessa devastated. Whilst deeply heartbreaking for both reader and protagonist, this unforseen conclusion is also somehow strangely uplifting. Unlike most teen romances, which invariably disintigrate into bitterness or fade to indifference, this one remains forever preserved as a shiningly perfect moment, untainted by the passage of time and inevitability. Profoundly moving and utterly absorbing, this is the best ‘girlie’ book I’ve read in a long time.
Tessa has always been in the shadow of her prettier, more gregarious best friend Matty, never considering herself to be girlfriend material - until she meets Wolfie, a passionate eco-warrior with who she bonds over a fight to save the local woods. Wolfie opens Tessa’s mind to a new way of looking at the world, and as romance blossoms, she begins to come out of herself and grow in confidence. Watching the courtship unfold while its lovers evolve and flourish in each other’s company, one is utterly swept up in the intensity of that blissfully tortuous (and oh so familiar) process.
Then, just as the early uncertainties in the relationship start to give way to comfort and security, tragedy strikes. Whilst volunteering in South America, Wolfie is suddenly and shockingly killed, leaving Tessa devastated. Whilst deeply heartbreaking for both reader and protagonist, this unforseen conclusion is also somehow strangely uplifting. Unlike most teen romances, which invariably disintigrate into bitterness or fade to indifference, this one remains forever preserved as a shiningly perfect moment, untainted by the passage of time and inevitability. Profoundly moving and utterly absorbing, this is the best ‘girlie’ book I’ve read in a long time.
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