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The First Move
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The First Move is an enemies-to-lovers commercial YA romance that is the perfect blend of Emily Henry's Book Lovers, Alice Oseman's Solitaire and Netflix's The Queen's Gambit.
Juliet believes girls like her—girls with arthritis—don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, skipping parties to play online chess under a pseudonym with strangers around the world. There, she isn't just 'the girl with crutches'.
Ronan is the new kid—good looking, smart, a bad boy plagued by guilt over what happened to his brother Ciaran. Chesslife is his escape; there, he's not just 'the boy with the brother'.
Juliet thinks Ronan could never be interested in someone like her—and she wouldn't want him to be anyway—he always acts like he's cooler than everyone else.
Little do they know they've already discovered each other online, and have more in common than they think...
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The First Move by Jenny Ireland is praised for its depth in romance and substance, delivering a teenage love story that is both heartwarming and credible. It offers a thrilling plot that creates a will-they-won’t-they scenario, bringing smiles to readers' faces. The novel is celebrated for its warmth, relatable themes, and as a powerful reminder of empathy.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780241591826
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 13 April 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Audience: Children, Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 26.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 315g
Pages: 448
About the Author
Jenny Ireland is a Young Adult writer who lives outside Belfast with her husband, two children and border collie. She is a Law and French Law graduate and former paralegal. In 2019 she underwent emergency brain surgery. While this experience was relatively traumatic, the close encounter with death has given her the gift of seeing what truly matters in life. Writing books.
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