Blog Tour Review: This is Not a Love Scene by S. C. Megale
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This is Not a Love Scene by S. C. Megale Publication date: May 7th 2019
"This Is Not A Love SceneĀ rings brilliantly true from the first page to the last." āDavid Baldacci, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling authorĀ Funny, emotional, and refreshingly honest, S.C. MegaleāsĀ This is Not a Love SceneĀ is for anyone who can relate to feeling different while navigating the terrifying and thrilling waters of first love.Ā Lights, cameraāall Maeve needs is action. But at eighteen, a rare form of muscular dystrophy usually stands in the way of romance. She's got her friends, her humor, and a passion for filmmaking to keep her focus off consistent rejection...and the hot older guy starring in her senior film project. Tall, bearded, and always swaying, Cole Stone is everything Maeve can't be. And she likes it. Between takes, their chemistry is shockingly electric.Ā Suddenly, Maeve gets a taste of typical teenage dating life, but girls in wheelchairs donāt get the hot guyāright? Coleās attention challenges everything she once believed about her self-image and hopes for love. But figuring this out, both emotionally and physically, won't be easy for either of them. Maeve must choose between what she needs and what she wants, while Cole has a tendency to avoid decisions altogether. And the future might not wait for either.
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"Megale is a terrific new voice in the world of YA.Ā This Is Not a Love SceneĀ rings brilliantly true from the first page to the last. Megaleās prose is refreshingly original,Ā her pacing already at a master level,Ā and her storytelling abilities will pull hard on every emotion you have...Look out for this writer." āDavid Baldacci, #1Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author "A humorous, hearty novelĀ about the realities (and fantasies) of being a teenager with a disability....Readers will want to zoom in on this [#ownvoices] story featuring a strong, sexually confident, disabled female character." āKirkus ReviewsĀ Ā Ā "Informative and inspiring. It makes for an altogether thought-provoking and empathetic reading experience." āBooklistĀ "This Is Not a Love SceneĀ is so good.Ā S.C. Megale is remarkable... This book is the result of her unswerving determination and undoubted talent." āJohn Flanagan,Ā New York TimesĀ bestselling author of the Rangerās Apprentice series "My ride-along with Maeve was a joy from first sentence to last. She's authentic, unabashedly honest, fun to be with, and I still catch myself wondering what she's been up to lately." āEric Lindstrom, author ofĀ Not If I See You First Ā Ā "Megale's pacing and style are absolutely wonderful.Ā I feel deeply attached to her characters, and I canāt believe how perceptive many of her descriptions/observations are, especially disability related ones." Ā āShane Burcaw, author ofĀ Laughing at My NightmareĀ Ā
AUTHOR BIO: S. C. MEGALE is an author and filmmaker. She's been profiled in USA Today, The Washington Post, and New York Newsday, and has appeared on NBCās āToday Showā and the CBS Evening News for her philanthropic and literary work. As a humanitarian, she's spoken on the USS Intrepid, at the NASDAQ opening bell, and to universities and doctors nationwide. She enjoys making connections all over the world. Megale was raised in the long grass of the Civil War, hunting for relics and catching fireflies along the banks of Bull Run. A shark tooth, flutes, and a flask are some of the items that hang from her wheelchair, and she had a fear of elevators until realizing this was extremely inconvenient. She lives with her family which includes her parents, sister and brother, service dog, and definitely-not-service dog. This is Not a Love Scene is her first published novel.
Genre: Young Adult, Contemporary Rating: 3/5 stars
Review: This book gave me mixed feelings all the way through. I liked the writing, the style felt as though it flowed well. The pacing of the story was good too, it was dynamic. The synopsis intrigued me, one of the goals I set for myself this year was to read more diverse and this book definitely falls in that category. Maeve isnāt my most favorite character. While having a main character whose flaws are so prominently displayed aids to how realistic the story feels, this time it just got too much for me. There are things that she says and does that I donāt agree with, I found her actions off putting at times. This made it a bit hard to focus on the story. The best thing in this book is the representation it offers. Other than that, I feel as though this book will be a hit or miss for a lot of people. I feel a bit lucky that I have these mixed feelings.
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