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Synopsis
Now a major motion picture starring Mckenna Grace, Mason Thames, Allison Williams, and Dave Franco. From #1 New York Times bestselling author of It Ends with Us comes a novel about family, first love, grief, and betrayal that will touch the hearts of both mothers and daughters. Morgan Grant and her sixteen-year-old daughter, Clara, would like nothing more than to be nothing alike. Morgan is determined to prevent her daughter from making the same mistakes she did. By getting pregnant and married way too young, Morgan put her own dreams on hold. Clara doesnât want to follow in her motherâs footsteps. Her predictable mother doesnât have a spontaneous bone in her body. With warring personalities and conflicting goals, Morgan and Clara find it increasingly difficult to coexist. The only person who can bring peace to the household is ChrisâMorganâs husband, Claraâs father, and the family anchor. But that peace is shattered when Chris is involved in a tragic and questionable accident. The heartbreaking and long-lasting consequences will reach far beyond just Morgan and Clara. While struggling to rebuild everything that crashed around them, Morgan finds comfort in the last person she expects to, and Clara turns to the one boy sheâs been forbidden to see. With each passing day, new secrets, resentment, and misunderstandings make mother and daughter fall further apart. So far apart, it might be impossible for them to ever fall back together.
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Is Regretting You: A heartbreaking contemporary romance about family, grief, and second chances from the mega - bestselling author fo Reminders of Him appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This contemporary romance deals with tragic death, infidelity, grief, and complicated family dynamics. Contains emotional intensity and mature themes including loss of a spouse/parent and forbidden attraction, but sexual content is mild.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, mild sexual content, and moderate language. Content notes include death, death of spouse, death of parent, and grief (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teen readers will connect with Clara's struggle for independence and first love while navigating devastating family loss.