Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren - OPTIONAL

Tangled Up in You by Christina Lauren. 320 pages. Hyperion (Disney), 2024. $25 

Language: R (54 swears, 0 f') Mature Content: PG (kissing) Violence: PG-13 (Kidnapping, abuse) 

BUYING ADVISORY: HS, ADULT - OPTIONAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: SEVERAL 

22yo Ren has dreamed of going to college since she was little and now she’s finally going! She’s leaving parents that treat her like a slave and they’ve manipulated her into believing she should feel guilty about leaving and living her dream. Fitz attends the same college and he has secret plans for his future and he works hard to be at the top of the class. They attend a class together and when the students are given an assignment to take a genetics test, Ren is surprised at her results. She discovers that a man on the eastern side of the country is her real father, not the man she’s been living with for decades. Ren bums a ride with Fitz when he drives to see his loved ones but he has no clue that Ren has no money, hasn’t contacted her unknown father and has no way of returning to Spokane.

I love Ren’s gentle heart and high intelligence. She’s genuine in all she does. Fitz is somewhat of a mystery and his story is interesting. I enjoyed reading this story and getting to know the characters and their backgrounds.

Ethnicity falls to white. LynnDell Watson, DHS Librarian