Dear Ava: Enemies-to-Lovers Standalone Romance

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I like Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Tuesday is when I go to school since the Social Distancing for COVID19 was ended, so I always looking foward to that day, 'cause that is the only day I can get along with my friends in a week. And I go to British Council on Wednesday and Saturday. I like B(ritish)C(ouncil) for I can use only English! No Korean even between my friends! I love using English, but I think it's so difficult to understand th pronounciations of British English. by the way, I liked Wednesday the most last year too, because that was the day of the meeting and practicing the musicals. I'd been singing, dancing, and acting with the other actors, and it made me to feel extremely happy. It helped me throwing the stressed which was on my mind. I could laugh, and I could cry during acting. Anyway, Wednesday was my favorite day so far, and the last reason is this: It's the middle of a week, and I can spend my rest of week with the thrilling feeling!!!!!! I will say that I expected a bit more note-sharing or secret texting given the book blurb. I loved the honesty, vulnerability, and love for Ava that was shared in these tidbits but those that were included in the book were enough.

It's senior year, and Ava figures she has nothing to lose. She'll be living be her own rules now, and Ava 2.0 is fierce. She wants to be independent, get into the college of her dreams, and have the future she deserves. She just has to survive her last year of high school around all the kids who try to intimidate her with their dismissive, superior attitudes. Between her ex who broke her heart, the guy who is out to get her, and the one who writes her anonymous love letters, it's hard to pretend they don't exist with constant reminders everywhere she turns. She doesn't really belong there - she's a scholarship girl. She's not one of the millionaire kids. She's an 18 year old semi-orphan living in a home run by nuns. No matter the road you take, it doesn’t matter if it’s beautiful or ugly, hard or smooth, paved or pitted with ruts—it’s your road to take. What matters is how it ends.”
This is my second Isla Madden Mills book and I loved it so much! If you’re looking for a NA romance that has a great enemies to lovers aspect with a strong heroine and a grumpy but soft hero, this is the book for you! After class, I can watch TV series without having to worry about my homework, as you've said before. In the evening, my mom likes to cook a cake and make biscuits, which is also an activity we use to spend more time together.Both of them took care of their families remain loyal to their friends and sort out their priorities.

there were so many emotions i felt while reading this book and honestly, the last time i ever felt this way was when i read Landon & Shay: Part One and First and Forever (Heartache Duet #2). I’m normally not drawn to high school romance as I’m so past that age but these two were so mature and the story really reflected that. and another thing, what happened to Chance (h's ex who was an asshole but had a redemption arc)? will he get his own book with Camilla (h's dorm neighbor who was also sexually assaulted by the same rapist)? because that would be *chef's kiss*.

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this is pretty minor but i just really didn't like the separation and the rushed ending of when they reunited almost 2 freaking years later. im kinda spoiled with these kinds of scenes and i always want more. but yeah, they separated at the end because as Gabriella said in High School Musical: Ava (h): she loves star wars, secretly nerdy, one of the most selfless h's i've ever read, is the guardian of her six-year-old brother, and just overall STRONG. i love this girl. although she went through something horrific, her perseverance was so heartwarming to read that i just in awe of her. And then she finds a letter ... from one of the football guys. But who? Her ex? One of the hot twins? The new guy?

Dear Ava is such a beautiful story about pain, healing, and the power and perseverance of love. It’s heartbreakingly emotional, but also uplifting, romantic, and truly inspiring. It is so much more than an enemies-to-lovers or secret admirer plot. So here’s my Christmas wish, Santa: sprinkle a bit of your magic and either get me out of here or be a Cupid and ignite a fiery, undeniable passion between us, because right now, this scenario is frostier than a snowman. She had been abandoned by her mother when she was 12 and her father was out of the picture even before she was born. Despite their different circles, Knox and Ava have quite a bit more in common than they realize. They’ve both known extreme pain, they’ve both experienced loss, they’ve both had to take on immense responsibility at a young age, and they both play their cards close to the chest. They’re so unbelievably GOOD for one another. Their chemistry, the tension, the LOVE. I was so deeply moved by their story. The things they have to go through and overcome to get to one another. The things they do for one another. Dear Ava is a romance of epic proportions, and Ilsa Madden Mills did a brilliant job with it. She made me feel EVERYTHING, and she did it beautifully.Oh, and speaking of our delightful Iris, she’s stingier with her food than Scrooge was with his pennies! I’m not asking for a feast, but a guy’s got to eat! And could you possibly turn her yippy dog into a reindeer or something? It would certainly add to the Christmas spirit and save my eardrums.