Again But Better, Review: Receiving A Second Chance

This is my first book review here for 2020. I meant to post one in January, but my wisdom teeth came out, and with that came the ability to write for a few weeks as I was recovering. Another review will be up, covering what I have missed.

You never know what you’ll get when a book appears in the New YA section, and the summary draws you within it. I nearly let the due date run out on this one, but decided to give it a chance. The story grabbed me.

Again, But Better

Again, But Better is a story about second chances by BookTuber Christine Riccio. The main character is an aspiring writer, who is pushed by her parents into becoming a doctor. Shane wants more out of college than studying, however, and feels burned out from the constant lack of socialization. She decides to take a semester abroad in London, just to try and accomplish her list of kissing a guy, trying to get drunk, and have more adventures in general. That means lying to her parents about working in an urgent-care facility while interning at a rocking travel magazine for teens.

A mysterious lady meets her on a plane and encourages her to fulfill everything on her list. Just as Shane makes headway, the guy she likes has a suspicious girlfriend and her parents angrily force her to come home when they learn the…