Name: Some Kind of Normal
ISBN: 9781402291500

Juliana Stone

When his idyllic life is shattered by a thoughtless mistake a best friend made that landed him in a coma for six months, Trevor is forced to spend the summer being tutored by perfect, stuck-up Everly Jenkins, who fears that spending time with Trevor will reveal her personal secret. Simultaneous.

Some Kind of Normal

Emily Chernisky

This book is relatable on so many levels. The relationships, whether that be between the character and their parents, romantic, or platonic, can be pictured and are completely relatable to this day and age. I love how the situations themselves were realistic and not just some petty drama. All in all this is a beautiful story with an ending I never expected. Definitely would recommend!

Becky

This is what I always want to read when it comes to YA contemporary books. I want a bit of angst and teens going through family drama, or emotional growth and to read about people with very real actual issues, none of this pathetic teenage crap. If I wanted normal teenage angst I'd reread my diary from when I was 16. I want them to be intense, but also really sweet and that is what this book was.

This is not a book you want to read all the time, sometimes the angst or drama can make you want to roll your eyes, but it's so well written that didn't happen. This may partly because I was completely in the mood to be reading this book, but also because it was good!

Lisa ✩ @lifeinlit

4.5 stars!

I really kind of adored this book. It was exactly what I had hoped it would be. I read and loved Boys Like You last year and enjoyed it so much, so when I saw Juliana Stone was coming up with another book I was so excited to read it. I didn’t know that this book actually had anything to do with Boys Like You, but it did! We actually got a small glimpse back into Boys Like You. I won’t give anything away if you haven’t read Boys Like You yet, but this story is closely connected. You can read them separately, but if you plan to read them both I would recommend reading Boys Like You first.

Trevor was in a terrible accident, and is now struggling to learn how to live life as his new “normal”. His parents are overly protective, worried he will get hurt again. He was lasting medical issues that give him difficulties at times, including seizures. He’s trying so hard to be a normal teenager and enjoy life again, but with all the stress surrounding his limitations it’s extremely difficult. To make it worse… the rich, stuck-up Everly becomes his tutor. That’s the last person he wants to spend time with. But little does he know that this may end up being more beneficial than he originally thought.

Everly’s the daughter of the town pastor, and her picture perfect life is falling apart as secrets are discovered in her family. The world she thought was basically perfect is not anymore, and she’s struggling through this acceptance and the battle of whether to confront the demons or let them lie. Now getting the news that she’s tutoring Trevor, who is one of the biggest flirts in school, she’s fighting even harder to keep her family secrets just that… a secret.

I simply adored these characters. Everly and Trevor were so completely opposite, yet complimented each other beautifully. The story was so well-written and such a strong, intense story that I couldn’t look away. It will kick you right in the feels and leaving you rolling. I loved every minute of it. The story is told through alternating POVs, which I love so much, so we got both sides of the story. So fulfilling.

I was wowed by Juliana Stone’s writing in Boys Like You, but this book actually took it up a notch to a whole new level for me. Stone is one of those authors that I wish more people read. With only 90 ratings currently on Goodreads for this book, I have a feeling that many people aren’t aware of it, or haven’t thought about reading it for whatever reason. Well, I’m here to tell you to READ THIS BOOK!! I’m not sure why these books aren’t listed together as a series, but they probably should be. I recommend reading BOTH Boys Like You and Some Kind of Normal. You can thank me later. 

(Thanks to Sourcebooks Fire for the review copy!)

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