Author: Non Pratt
Publisher: Walker
Release Date: 6th March 2014
Genre: YA Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 381
In this dazzling debut novel, a pregnant teen learns the meaning of friendship—from the boy who pretends to be her baby’s father.
When the entire high school finds out that Hannah Shepard is pregnant via her ex-best friend, she has a full-on meltdown in her backyard. The one witness (besides the rest of the world): Aaron Tyler, a transfer student and the only boy who doesn’t seem to want to get into Hannah’s pants. Confused and scared, Hannah needs someone to be on her side. Wishing to make up for his own past mistakes, Aaron does the unthinkable and offers to pretend to be the father of Hannah’s unborn baby. Even more unbelievable, Hannah hears herself saying “yes.”
Told in alternating perspectives between Hannah and Aaron, Trouble is the story of two teenagers helping each other to move forward in the wake of tragedy and devastating choices. As you read about their year of loss, regret, and hope, you’ll remember your first, real best friend—and how they were like a first love.
Trouble may be Non Pratt’s debut, but ironically it’s the last book of hers that I’ve read. But speaking off first books – this did not seem like a debut at all! Why? Because Pratt has officially mastered the talent of writing and I can thankfully say now that I adore all of her books.
Trouble, I’ll start off by saying was absolutely hilarious. It was a real page-turner, so much so that it rescued me from my slump while I was on holidays. Pratt’s characters were totally unique and some of the things they said and did made me laugh out loud. Pratt really captures perfectly what it’s like to be a teenager and dealing with school and relationships and parents.
It follows Hannah Shepard, a fifteen year old who finds out that she’s pregnant. She has a reputation of sleeping around, so nobody knows for definite who the father is. And the identity is something Hannah knows – and wants to keep a secret. So when new boy Aaron transfers to Hannah’s school with a secret of his own, the pair decided to help each other – by Aaron pretending to be the father of Hannah’s baby.
There’s certainly an element of mystery in this book too – regarding Aaron’s secret before he transferred school and also who Hannah’s baby daddy is. I couldn’t put it down because I was so engrossed and I would definitely recommend this for fans of the UKYA contemporary community!
Rating: ★★★★★ Advertisements Share this:
