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Guyaholic

Book 2 of the V Valentine series

Sometimes it takes getting hit with a hockey puck to help you see what s good for you! Carolyn Mackler is back and V is off on a solo road trip in this funny, poignant follow-up to VEGAN VIRGIN VALENTINE.

V Valentine is the queen of meaningless hookups. Ever since her mom dumped her with her grandparents, she has bounced from guy to guy. But in the spring of senior year, a fateful hockey puck lands her in the lap of Sam Almond. Right from the start, things with Sam are different. V is terrified to admit it, but this might be meaningful after all. On the afternoon of graduation, V receives some shocking news. Later, at a party, she makes an irreversible mistake and risks losing Sam forever. When her mom invites her to Texas, V embarks on a cross-country road trip with the hopes of putting two thousand miles between herself, Sam, and the wreckage of that night. With her trademark blend of humor and compassion, Carolyn Mackler takes readers on an unforgettable ride of missed exits, misadventures, and the kind of epiphanies that come only when you re on a route you ve never taken before."

Genre
romancewomen’s fictionliterary fictioncoming of agehumor
Themes
road tripfamilyrelationshipsidentity
Setting
2000shigh school
Mood
tear jerker
Audience
young adultchildrensnew adult
Length
short · 180 pages

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