You Again Book Review

I have enjoyed the Shelter Bay series and was getting to the part where I wasn't sure what book came next because different sites labeled them differently.  I finished the Christmas story so I decided to go on to this shorter book next.  You Again: A Shelter Bay novella (Volume 8) by JoAnn Ross is a novella which means it is a shorter story at only 141 pages but I was excited to read it.

A book nerd, a brainiac science guy, and a misplaced killer whale...  Meghann Quinn wasn’t always a hugely successful author. Adam Wayne wasn’t always a marine biologist studying whales. Back in high school in Shelter Bay, Oregon, she was the shy book nerd helping the brainiac science guy pass English. Meghann had no idea Adam would turn into such a hottie. Adam has no idea their once-upon-a-time sweet summer romance inspired Meghann’s popular teen novels.

Two shy geeks didn’t have the courage to share their true feelings back then. But now that Meghann’s back in town, they’re pondering life’s important questions. Such as, will Adam ask her to the Snow Ball? And what are they going to do about the lost Orca who shows up on Christmas Eve? And can two nerds get past their initial insecurity to take a second chance on a once-in-a-lifetime love?

I loved the characters in the book and I think that this could have been a whole book but the interesting thing was that because it was shorter, the characters took no time to jumping into a relationship that they had been away from for years.  They are in two different cities and doing different jobs but when one reaches our for a fundraiser, everything changes.  Meghann decides to take a break and visit the sleepy town of Shelter Bay to take a break from the busy life that she has had writing.  Adam Wayne is there studying whales and teaching kids at the local college.  They quickly feel the spark but instead of fighting it, you have to pick up the book to find out what happens.  There is a great story and wonderful characters that have you coming back each time for more but I especially liked this story as a change of pace from the others.  I hope that you check it out for yourself and enjoy it as much as I did.