Keep My Heart in San Francisco
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Romance / Contemporary
3.7
(135)
Amelia Diane Coombs
“An absolute charmer of a book…Delightful!” —Jenn Bennett, author of Alex, Approximately and Starry Eyes Sparks fly when two ex-best-friends team up to save a family business in this romantic and witty debut perfect for fans of Jenn Bennett and Sarah Dessen.Caroline “Chuck” Wilson has big plans for spring break—hit up estate sales to score vintage fashion finds and tour the fashion school she dreams of attending. But her dad wrecks those plans when he asks her to spend vacation working the counter at Bigmouth’s Bowl, her family’s failing bowling alley. Making things astronomically worse, Chuck finds out her dad is way behind on back rent—meaning they might be losing Bigmouth’s, the only thing keeping Chuck’s family in San Francisco. And the one person other than Chuck who wants to do anything about it? Beckett Porter, her annoyingly attractive ex-best friend. So when Beckett propositions Chuck with a plan to make serious cash infiltrating the Bay Area action bowling scene, she accepts. But she can’t shake the nagging feeling that she’s acting irrational—too much like her mother for comfort. Plus, despite her best efforts to keep things strictly business, Beckett’s charm is winning her back over…in ways that go beyond friendship. If Chuck fails, Bigmouth’s Bowl and their San Francisco legacy are gone forever. But if she succeeds, she might just get everything she ever wanted.
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Author
Amelia Diane Coombs
Pages
304
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2020-07-14
ISBN
1534452990 9781534452992
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"Charming with deeper twists. <br/><br/>Have to say, I wasn't expecting the story. It took me by surprise. The prose was endearing and kept me interested. Whenever I picked it up again after not reading it for a while, it sucked me into the story. The characters are pretty cool. The plot twists are pretty crazy.<br/><br/>Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for providing me with an ARC."
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"I really enjoyed this book! The basic storyline was pretty predictable and Chuck frustrated me at times just from her impulsive non thinking that got her into bad situations but overall I really loved it! I bought this book as soon as I heard about it because my first thought when I read the synopsis was “omg this is the DCOM Ally Cats Strike but with the friends to enemies to friends to lovers trope!” And that was very much what it was just with really great mental health rep added in! <br/>*<br/>I adored everything from the setting in San Francisco to the side characters to the tension between Chuck & Beckett to the bowling and everything in between! Beckett was so soft and lovable and brought out the best in Chuck! I think it was really fitting that San Francisco was almost a character in itself in this story. The city is so important to Chuck and the way Amelia describes it really painted a picture of how special it is to her! As someone that’s never been there, I felt like I was transported there the whole time!<br/>*<br/>I think the most important aspect of this book was the mental health rep! Without giving away spoilers, a big part of Chucks journey throughout the book is that she’s terrified of turning out like her mom who had bipolar disorder and lost her life to suicide when Chuck was a toddler. Mental health in general has a terrible stigma but bipolar disorder is one of the worst. Most people just see it as the mania and that’s why people with this illnesses are dismissed as “crazy” but just like everything else there’s so much more to it and it’s a spectrum that most people don’t understand. I believe Chucks journey throughout the book can help a lot of people understand what bipolar disorder is really like and help people (young people especially) become more comfortable with who they are."
Courtney Williams
