Everything I Promised You

by Katy Upperman

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

For fans of A Thousand Boy Kisses and If Only I Had Told Her, this is a guaranteed tearjerker centered on a girl grappling with heartbreak and new love.

An emotionally raw and romantic portrait of grief, growth, and acceptance, perfect for fans of Laura Nowlin's If He Had Been with Me.

What comes after heartbreak?

Lia and Beck. Beck and Lia. Despite army-brat life orbiting them in and out of each other's worlds, Lia knows they are destined to be together. It's more than their friendship and chemistry. When Lia's mom was a teen, a fortune teller said her daughter would fall in love with her best friend's son. Lia and Beck were always meant to be. Or so they thought.

When tragedy steals Beck away, Lia is devastated. She lived her life by her mom's old fortune. If she was fated to be with Beck and he is gone, who is she supposed to be? And is there room in her broken heart for life, let alone new love?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781464217791
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	01/28/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	771 KB
Age Range:	14 - 18 Years

About the Author

Katy Upperman is a graduate of Washington State University, a former elementary school teacher, an Army spouse, and an insatiable reader. As well as Everything I Promised You, her novels for young adults include Kissing Max Holden, How the Light Gets In, and The Impossibility of Us, which won the 2019 YAVA Award for Excellence in YA Literature by a Virginia author. When she’s not writing, Katy can be found baking batches of chocolate chip cookies or exploring California’s beaches with her husband and two daughters.

Editorial Reviews

"A story that will pull at the heartstrings of those longing for an epic romance." — School Library Journal

"Upperman’s writing is engaging, and although the emotions are heavy, an undercurrent of hope snakes through the narrative... A poignant and romantic coming-of-age tale. " — Kirkus

"Emotionally raw and tender... Give to teens who love a good emotional tearjerker."— Booklist, starred review

From the Publisher

2024-10-26
The boy she believed was the fated love of her life dies; now a 17-year-old girl must find a new future—and a new version of herself.

After the death of her boyfriend, Beck, and her military family’s latest move, Amelia Graham tries for a fresh start. On her first day at her new school, she nearly hits fellow senior Paloma with her car but ultimately finds a new friend in her. After months of being depressed and alone, Lia realizes she’s living again. And then there’s the boy. Although she feels an immediate connection, Lia stays away from him, trying to honor her love for Beck. But Isaiah is there when Lia needs support, and she’s increasingly drawn to him. As the past recedes, Lia realizes that who she was with Beck wasn’t all she’ll ever be. Told through Lia’s first-person point of view and moving between past and present, this story covers heartbreak, healing, and learning to live when the person you lived for is gone. Upperman’s writing is engaging, and although the emotions are heavy, an undercurrent of hope snakes through the narrative, growing brighter as Lia comes back to life and begins to see that the future holds multiple possibilities. Central characters present white; Paloma is cued Latine.

A poignant and romantic coming-of-age tale. (A Geographical History of Amelia Graham)(Romance. 14-18)

Kirkus Reviews