It Sounded Better in My Head

This is an awkward, heartwarming, moving and authentic YA novel about first love and its confusions. It has one of the most insightful and honest portraits of a shy, socially weird and sheltered teenager with body issues I’ve ever read. I immediately rooted for the protagonist Natalie, but oh my, there were so many times I blushed and squealed at all the embarrassing things she did. 

I didn’t always understand and agree with the choices Natalie made or how she reacted, but I’m so glad that she was allowed to completely be herself that way. She’s the introvert, insecure yet incredibly brave and honest heroine that we didn’t know we all needed.

In fact, all the characters were so authentic and relatable in their challenges, their questioning minds and their way of embracing life. They all had real-life problems with anxiety, lack of confidence, bad judgment and heart-break. And the romance was definitely not a cliché one, it was just as raw, realistic and gloriously awkward as the rest of this wonderful book.

“Every second of this is terrible and confusing and wonderful, and I love it and hate it in equal measures.”

All in all, It Sounded Better in My Head is a must read about the vulnerable state of finding yourself and taking the first step to adulthood.

Rating:
​4 stars

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​Author info:
Nina Kenwood