TTYL (Stories About Melissa #4)

by Bethany Lopez

Release Date: 11/12/13

Summary from Goodreads:

The last few months have been a rough road for Melissa. Her grades have slipped, her parents treat her like a prisoner, and her closest friends are too involved in their own lives to spend time with her. Desperate to escape her depressing funk, she starts spending more time with Layla, who introduces her to a new crowd…the wrong crowd. When Melissa starts to go down a dangerous path, can anyone get through to her before she does something she’ll regret?

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18403655-ttyl?ac=1

TTYL by Bethany Lopez

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Young adult novels can be tricky for adults to review, and they can even be a bit frightening for parents of preteens to read (Yikes!). This is the first book I have read in the series, but it was incredibly easy to jump in and read without having read the other three. For that, I was incredibly appreciative. There are no bedroom scenes (but a sexual encounter is discussed, though not in detail), and there is only one instance of profanity. Thankfully, young adults and parents can generally agree on this being a suitable read for their age.

Since this novel is written in first person as diary entries, I have no doubt that teenage girls (and probably preteens too) will thoroughly delight in this novel. There is not an incredible amount of depth to the book, but it is rather realistic. I am quite beholden to the author for having involved parents and actual consequences of bad decisions. Because the book is told from a young adult perspective, teens will readily relate. No judgments are passed, and hopefully parents will be able to discuss the situations with their children.

I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially compensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.

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Links for the rest of the series:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11968582-ta-ta-for-now

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13413517-xoxoxo

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/14121047-ciao

Buy Links:

TTYL:

http://www.amazon.com/Stories-about-Melissa-Bethany-Lopez-ebook/dp/B00GKNFZVU/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1396722904&sr=8-10&keywords=bethany+lopez

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ttyl-bethany-lopez/1117236898?ean=9781493534111

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/ttyl

Ta Ta For Now: (FREE!)

http://www.amazon.com/Ta-Now-Stories-about-Melissa-ebook/dp/B0056J9WRC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1396722904&sr=8-5&keywords=bethany+lopez

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ta-ta-for-now-bethany-lopez/1112532287?ean=9781463563387

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/ta-ta-for-now

XOXO

http://www.amazon.com/xoxoxo-Stories-About-Melissa-Bethany-ebook/dp/B007G2HBLG/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1396722904&sr=8-11&keywords=bethany+lopez

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/xoxoxo-bethany-lopez/1109232580?ean=9781469919324

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/xoxoxo

Ciao:

http://www.amazon.com/Stories-about-Melissa-Bethany-Lopez-ebook/dp/B008WBHIRM/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1396722904&sr=8-12&keywords=bethany+lopez

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/ciao-bethany-lopez/1112464923?ean=2940014864305

http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/ciao

About the Author

Award-Winning Author Bethany Lopez began self-publishing in June 2011. Since then she has published various YA and NA books. She is a lover of romance, family, and friends, and enjoys incorporating those things in what she writes. When she isn’t reading or writing, she loves spending time with her husband and children, traveling whenever possible.

Author Links:

http://www.bethanylopez.blogspot.com/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5021061.Bethany_Lopez

http://www.twitter.com/BethanyLopez2

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bethany-Lopez/214630865247702

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