Tough but self-aware, funny but not silly, sharp as a tack. She’s the BFF my high school self would have killed to have. Plus, Darrows has a killer knack for character development. There’s an easy, hanging-out-with-your-bestie flow of dialogue, and just enough horror/fantasy elements to keep things weird in the best possible way. The many different subplots are layered well, because author Eva Darrows is an A+ storyteller. Because love is only one facet of the overall plot. Maggie is no wallflower, and The Awesome isn’t your typical YA love story. And there’s no love triangle, unrequited longing or any of that crap. But her friend Julie has a cousin named Ian…įirst things first NO, this isn’t a soppy paranormal romance. You see, vampires go crazy for virgins (literally stark raving mad), so until Maggie sheds her V-card, she’s on the bench as far as better job opportunities go. Janice and Maggie have been working the family business for years now, and there’s only one thing stopping Maggie from hitting Journeyman level losing her virginity. Well, maybe not exactly like any other, but one that’s Federally licensed and known (if not universally understood or approved.) Margaret Jane - call her Maggie - Cunningham is a 17-year-old hunter’s apprentice, her mom Janice being the one she’s apprenticed to. If Sam and Dean Winchester’s family business wasn’t a secret, but a career path just like any other? Then you’d have the world of The Awesome. A fun horror/fantasy mythology blends with believable teen dialogue and characters that you don’t just care about, you want to hang out with. INCLUSION CRITERIAĪ main character (Sara) is questioning her sexuality and says she is “leaning toward bisexual” on-page.Nutshell: The Awesome is, quite simply, awesome. It seems I’ve got a lot more firsts to go. I should probably mention that to him at some point. Too bad I’m knocked up with a stranger’s baby. He’s cute, an amazing cook and he’s flirting me up, hard-core. There is one upside, though-a boy named Leaf Leon. Know what’s more fun than being the new girl for your senior year? Being the pregnant new girl. Instead, Mom and I are moving in with my battle-ax of a grandmother and I’m about to start a new school and a whole new life. I’d planned to spend senior year with my bestie-slash-wifey, Devi Abrams, graduating at the top of my class and getting into an Ivy League college. First totally hot consensual truck hookup with a superhot boy whose digits I forgot to get.

The awesome by eva darrows