From the Publisher
There are those novels, once in a spectacular blue moon, that just feel perfect. HOW TO LOVE is that book. Perfect.” — Carolyn Mackler, winner of the Printz Honor and bestselling author of THE FUTURE OF US
“HOW TO LOVE is epic. I crushed so hard on this book. A roller coaster ride with all the euphoric highs and the stomach-dropping lows of falling in love. The writing is as beautiful as the love story. I adored it!” — Siobhan Vivian, author of THE LIST
“A vibrant, sparkling narrative of first love and second chances - will remind you that love isn’t ever easy, but falling for a great story is.” — Entertainment Weekly
“[In this] confident debut...it’s impossible not to root for the two of them to beat the odds.” — Publishers Weekly
“Cotugno’s debut ambitiously, and intriguingly, follows a couple who fall in love twice, over two different time periods.” — Booklist
“Readers looking for a story of whirlwind passion…and a happily-ever-after drive into the sunset will not be disappointed.” — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Carolyn Mackler
There are those novels, once in a spectacular blue moon, that just feel perfect. HOW TO LOVE is that book. Perfect.
Entertainment Weekly
A vibrant, sparkling narrative of first love and second chances - will remind you that love isn’t ever easy, but falling for a great story is.
Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)
Readers looking for a story of whirlwind passion…and a happily-ever-after drive into the sunset will not be disappointed.
Siobhan Vivian
HOW TO LOVE is epic. I crushed so hard on this book. A roller coaster ride with all the euphoric highs and the stomach-dropping lows of falling in love. The writing is as beautiful as the love story. I adored it!
Booklist
Cotugno’s debut ambitiously, and intriguingly, follows a couple who fall in love twice, over two different time periods.
Booklist
Cotugno’s debut ambitiously, and intriguingly, follows a couple who fall in love twice, over two different time periods.
Kirkus Reviews
2013-09-01
Fifteen-year-old Reena dreams of graduating early from high school and studying at Northwestern to become a travel writer, but all that takes a back seat when her forever crush, Sawyer LeGrande, turns his green-eyed gaze on her. Reena, a self-professed ice queen, has managed to keep her feelings about Sawyer to herself, but when he begins dating her best friend, Allie, everything comes rushing to the surface. A tragic event nearly derails Reena and Sawyer's romance before it can begin, but an irresistible chemistry pulls them together despite their sorrow. Reena falls fast and hard for Sawyer, but he is caught in a downward spiral of addiction that threatens to pull both of them under. Believing a separation is best for them both, Sawyer disappears for two years, leaving Reena alone and pregnant. "Before" chapters chronicle Reena and Sawyer's tumultuous romance, while "After" chapters tell of Sawyer's return and Reena's simultaneous attempts to punish him or forgive him. The clunky back-and-forth construction robs the story of its heart, throwing Reena's emotional stagnation and Sawyer's complete turnaround into question. The undeniably passionate relationship feels as flat and immature in the end as when it began. Ambitious, but sadly disconnected and undeveloped. (Fiction. 14 & up)
