By Freja Nicole Woolf (author) Part of the Never Trust a Gemini series
"This LOL-some LGBTQ+ romcom teems with crushes, cringes and a match that might just be made in astrological heaven"
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June 2023 Debut of the Month
The first book in what’s set up to be a fresh and funny new series, Freja Nicole Woolf’s Never Trust a Gemini debut dishes up a feast of feel-good fun and swoon-some romance.
Fourteen-year-old Cat is a “born clown” (her words), and crazy about astrology. She’s also crazy about Alison, a Pisces who, in Cat’s loved-up eyes, “really is so perfect. She’s half- Ghanaian and her hair is gorgeously dark and curly, and her golden-brown skin glows even in the depths of winter”. Sounds like Cat has it bad! In good news, also in Cat’s loved-up eyes, she and Alison are the ideal astrological match.
With unrequited love expressed in all its achy, pangy pain, and impossibly cool Gemini Morgan adding to Cat’s complications, Never Trust a Gemini is a terrific blend of humour and relatable teenage troubles, with an ending that’ll leave readers desperate for the next book.
A laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from a stellar debut talent.
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Life is fraught for fourteen-year-old, zodiac-obsessed Cat. First there's a minor bus-meets-girl accident, then there's a boy-next-door suitor who can't take a hint, but the most desperate disaster of all is Cat's crush on the stunning and poetic Alison Bridgewater.
According to their star charts, Cat and Alison are the perfect match. To which Alison (woe alas!) remains oblivious. But when the dangerously cool Morgan Delaney wades into the river to save Cat's sketchbook of kissing Disney princesses, she sends Cat's stars spinning.
Can Cat get over her Alison obsession and follow her heart towards Morgan? Or should she exercise caution? After all, Morgan is a Gemini, and if there's one thing Cat's Bible to the Stars has taught her it's that you can never - ever - trust a Gemini...
Get ready to laugh-out-loud with this cosmically, comical LGBTQ+ debut, which captures the dramas, dilemmas, crushes and cringeworthy moments of teen life.
The first in a series, Never Trust a Gemini is the ultimate feel-good read and perfect for fans of Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging, Geek Girl and Heartstopper.
'Celebrates LGBTQ+ romance, as well as the joys and complications that go with being 14, and is hilariously funny to boot.' - The Bookseller
'A heart warming, uplifting and all kinds of joyous read that will leave you smiling well after the final page.' - NetGalley Reviewer
'Featured in The Bookseller's LGBTQ+ Focus for May 2023 - April 2024 - The Bookseller
Gooseberries, this is a a funny book full of quirky phrases, teenage antics and the joy of first love. [...] a funny LGBTQ+ romance for the YA market that will appeal to those looking for a light-hearted escape that will leave a warm glow in your heart - K and O Bonkers About Books
This reads like a teenage LGBQT version of the Bridget Jones' Diary. [...] I love the writing style of the author. The protagonist reminds me of my teenage self. I can just picture how my students can identify with her because of the way that she talks / writes in the book. - NetGalley Reviewer
Freja Nicole Woolf 's writing is absolutely not autobiographical. (Except for the bits that are.) She's been writing since school and, at the uber-ancient age of twenty-four, she finally wrote her debut, Never Trust a Gemini , as a joyful, romantic alternative to the issue-led LGBTQ+ stories she grew up with. She lives in London and aspires to be a Capricorn. Unfortunately, she's a Pisces.
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A laugh-out-loud LGBTQ+ romantic comedy from a stellar debut talent. Life is fraught for fourteen-year-old, zodiac-obsessed Cat.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Never Trust a Gemini and determined it is suitable for children aged 13-18 years old
Never Trust a Gemini features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for Young Adults, PSHE: Sexuality, Gender and Relationships, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Romance / Relationship Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Featured Books for 13+ readers
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Never Trust a Gemini was written by Freja Nicole Woolf and published by Walker Books Ltd
Never Trust a Gemini has 318 pages
Yes it is part of Never Trust a Gemini series
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