Paperback published by Hot Key Books 11th July 2023
ISBN 9781471414282
Seven days two best friends. One chance to fall in love.
What would it take for me to choose to stay in Texas?
Nikki always had a big dream. Dreams that her mum could never understand. So when she finds herself homeless at the start of the spring break, she decides to rage-quit Texas for a new life in California. Until her best friend, Mal, discovers her plan and convinces her to spend the rest of the week with him. He’s determined to show her all the reasons she should stay. As Nikki is forced to face her feelings about both her mum and Mal, can she find the love she’s always been missing? And will it be enough to persuade her to stay in Texas?
My favourite lines from page 41 and 42
11:16 p.m.
He leads me up the stairs, past the dancing shadows on the wall. The music muffles behind us. And when he opens his bedroom door, the bedside lamp is already on. He waits for me to walk inside before swinging the door shut. I slowly cross the dimly lit room. Then I sit at his desk, cross my legs, and face him.
“So?” he says, taking a few steps in my direction, looking at me like he doesn’t recognise me. He doesn’t sound eager to hear what I have to say. So it’s really hard for me to open my mouth.
“I know it’s been a while”
He raises his eyebrows, like what I said is an understatement. I guess when it comes to how often we’re usually round each other, two weeks of no taking feels like centuries for us.
My lips are stuck again.
“Nikki, what’s going on?” he says, demanding an answer.
“There’s a million people downstairs right now, totally unsupervised. And my parents are probably watching the cameras. They’ll kill me if they see that I’m not down there”
“Okay, okay. It’s just that this is really awkward.”
“Yeah, probably because you’ve been acting weird ever since me and Cynthia started dating.
My breath catches in my throat. And just like that, my lips clamp shut again. I really shouldn’t be here right now, should I? He doesn’t care. He proved that to me the last time I came to his house. Why do I keep giving him chances to hurt me? It’s over. I should just go.
MY REVIEW
I do love it when I come across a new author that I haven’t heard about before. Although this fiction novel is aimed at 14 years olds about new experiences for young adults I thoroughly enjoyed it. I have to confess I have a passion for Hot Key books. This particular fiction novel, My Week With Him, definitely contains themes that some readers may find upsetting, I was one of those readers. I that found certain subjects a little bit difficult to read, only because it is extremely well written leading it to tug well into my heart. And I think it just may well tug into any reader heart. What’s inside this novel My Week With Him, to like, well this novel, involves around, relationships, romance, a small town, big dreams, road trip. I absolutely adored the cover, and have looked at all the other books by this author and to my amazement they are all so joyful and colourful. If you like reading about relationships then I highly recommend this novel for you. This novel My Week With Him, is from the author of Excuses Me While I Cry and Confession of an Alleged Good Girl, which are now on my to read list!
JOYA GOFFNEY grew up in New Waverly, a small town in the East Texas. In high school, she challenged herself with a to do list full of risk taking items like hug a random boy and eat a cricket, which inspired her debut novel Excuse Me While I Cry. With a passion for Black social psychology, she moved out of the countryside to attend the University of Texas in Austin, where she still resides. She is also the author of Confession of an Alleged Good Girl and My Week With Him. https://www.joyagoffney.com/https://www.instagram.com/joya.goffneyhttps://www.joyagoffney.comhttps://www.twitter.com/joya_goffney
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