SuitabookStarting again after heartbreak
Millie leaves Houston after discovering that her sort-of-best friend and sort-of-girlfriend has kissed someone else, then begins life at a distant boarding school.
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Rachel Hawkins - Author
This is a school-set romantic story about leaving home, adjusting to an unfamiliar country and discovering that a difficult roommate may become emotionally important. Its central appeal is the tension between real-life complications and fairy-tale expectations.
Millie Quint is devastated when she discovers that her sort-of-best friend/sort-of-girlfriend has been kissing someone else. And because Millie cannot stand the thought of confronting her ex every day, she decides to apply for scholarships to boarding schools . . . the farther from Houston the better. Millie can't believe her luck when she's accepted into one of the world's most exclusive schools, located in the rolling highlands of Scotland. Everything about Scotland is different: the country is misty and green; the school is gorgeous, and the students think Americans are cute. The only problem: Mille's roommate Flora is a total princess. She's also an actual princess. Of Scotland. At first, the girls can barely stand each other--Flora is both high-class and high-key--but before Millie knows it, she has another sort-of-best-friend/sort-of-girlfriend. Even though Princess Flora could be a new chapter in her love life, Millie knows the chances of happily ever afters are slim . . . after all, real life isn't a fairy tale . . . or is it?
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a school-set romantic story about leaving home, adjusting to an unfamiliar country and discovering that a difficult roommate may become emotionally important. Its central appeal is the tension between real-life complications and fairy-tale expectations.
Millie leaves Houston after discovering that her sort-of-best friend and sort-of-girlfriend has kissed someone else, then begins life at a distant boarding school.
Millie considers whether Flora, a Scottish princess and her roommate, could become a new chapter in her love life, while doubting that happily-ever-afters occur in real life.
The relationship begins amid hurt, resentment and uncertainty, so it may invite attention to how people respond after trust is shaken.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
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