The First Move
The First Move
paperback
Published:
13 April, 2023
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Description
Juliet believes girls like her - girls with arthritis - don't get their own love stories. She exists at the edges of her friends' social lives, skipping parties to play online chess under a pseudonym with strangers around the world. There, she isn't just 'the girl with crutches'.
Ronan is the new kid: good looking, smart, a bad boy plagued by guilt over what happened to his brother Ciaran. Chesslife is his escape.
Juliet thinks Ronan thinks someone like Ronan could never be interested in someone like her - and she wouldn't want him to be anyway - he always acts like he's cooler than everyone else.
Little do they know they've already discovered each other online, and have more in common than they think . . .
Prizes
Short-listed for The Diverse Book Awards 2024 (UK),Short-listed for Romantic Novelists' Association Awards 2024 (UK),Short-listed for The Branford Boase Award 2024 (UK),Short-listed for YA Book Prize 2024 (UK)
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780241591826 |
| ISBN10 | 0241591821 |
| Number Of Pages | 448 |
| Item Weight | 315 g |
| Product Dimensions | 130 x 198 x 26 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
This is romance with substance * Irish Times *
A teenage love story that is both romantic and believable * Bookseller *
A thrilling will-they-won’t-they rollercoaster ride of a plot . . . The First Move is that story that’ll move readers while putting great big grins on their faces. * LoveReading *
Everything a YA contemporary novel should be: full of warmth, growth, and romance . . . beautifully relatable and a powerful reminder of the importance of empathy. * Paper Lanterns *
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Author's Bio
Jenny Ireland is a Young Adult writer who lives outside Belfast with her husband, two children and border collie. She is a Law and French Law graduate and former paralegal.
In 2019 she underwent emergency brain surgery. While this experience was relatively traumatic, the close encounter with death has given her the gift of seeing what truly matters in life. Writing books.