The Falling in Love Montage

De: Ciara Smyth

Narrado por: Alana Kerr Collins

Two girls embark on a summer of montage-worthy dates (with a few strings attached) in this hilarious and heartfelt lesbian rom-com that’s perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Jenny Han.

Seventeen-year-old cynic Saoirse Clarke isn’t looking for a relationship. But when she meets mischievous Ruby, that rule goes right out the window. Sort of.

Because Ruby has a loophole in mind: a summer of all the best cliché movie montage dates, with a definite ending come fall—no broken hearts, no messy breakup. It would be the perfect plan, if they weren’t forgetting one thing about the Falling in Love Montage: when it’s over, the characters have fallen in love...for real.

Ciara Smyth’s debut is a delightful, multilayered YA rom-com that will make you laugh, cry, and absolutely fall in love.

oh this has my heart.

this book absolutely has my heart. it was funny but also incredibly touching. highly recommend!

hilarious and heartbreaking

has some great lessons that pair beautifully with the comedy. I understand the big lesson in the story and cried as much as I laughed but, spoiler, I wish there had been a happily ever after instead of a happy ish ambiguity with the two parting.... I loved their dynamic and wanted them to figure out a way to be together.

Painful yet captivating!

I thoroughly enjoyed Saoirse and Rubys love montage romance and Saoirse personal journey of discovery. 100% recommend!

Unforgettable

This ya story is wonderfully crafted around a girl dealing with heartbreaking life challenges and how she wrestles with the difficulty. The Rom Com theme seems antithetical to the challenges of hee life but provide just enough escapism to chip away at the edges of her emotional walls to find out the meaning and possibly of life and love. Fabulous narration, what a beautiful voice and such emotional depth and range.

It surprised me.

I came for a goofy romance, but holy f*ck what I actually got left me emotional and thoughtful and everything. I just didn't expect this much. I didn't even expect a fraction of the emotional strength this story had waiting for me.

So yeah, if you want to think about stuff and maybe cry, with a side of romance, go right ahead.

Also why is it always the best gay stories that give me the endings I want from the bad ones? Like after all the tears I'm just supposed to accept that it's different and that's the end of the discussion. Ugh, my heart.

There's one thing to keep in mind. This is her story above all else.