Book Review of Red At Night by Katie McGarry

Red At Night by Katie McGarry

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Title & Author- Red At Night by Katie McGarry

Genre- Young Adult, Teen Fiction, Romance, Chick Lit

Rating- 4/5

Synopsis- "In Red at Night, Stella and Jonah are total opposites. She's the girl with purple hair from the wrong part of town. He's a high school senior who hangs with the cool crowd. Until a car accident leaves him haunted by guilt, and Jonah starts spending time at Stella's favorite refuge…the local cemetery.

Stella knows she should keep her distance—after all, she spent her girlhood being bullied by Jonah's friends. Once he's sorted out his tangled emotions, Jonah won't have time for her anymore. Too bad she's already fallen for him."

Review- I didn't have any expectations going into the short story. Because it was written by Katie McGarry, I knew I wasn't going to be disappointed. I enjoyed the romance between Stella and Jonah. I wasn't sure how the love story was going to develop and not feel like instalove since it was a short story but, McGarry did a fabulous job with establishing their relationship. Stella and Jonah both had issues before they met and they were able to conquer them with the support of each other. I admired both characters' resilience by the end of the story.

My only issue was it felt a bit dark in the beginning compared to her other books. So, the missing star has only to do with my personal distaste for the unexpected, dark romance feeling at the start of the book! The rest was two thumbs up :D