Because of the death of her grandmother, who she hardly remembers, Elinor arrives at school a week late and is dubbed the new girl, even though she grew up with all her peers, and finds it odd to be addressed that way.

And in the meantime, her mother is acting a little weird about some of the family things that she has to clean up at the grandmother's house, and she brings back to large suitcases of papers, which she then hides from Elinor.

So, we have the basic story of Elinor getting used to a new school, and then we have the more intreaging story of what are those papers in the suitcase, and what is causing her mother distress about them.

The ending wrapped things up just a little too quickly, as though.



<em>Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.</em>

DNF at 40%. I couldn't see where the story was going and had no connect with the MC to keep me going. There were bits and pieces that I liked, which is why I got through those many pages in the first place, But then I just felt It was not worth my time, and I really couldn't push myself through all that. Maybe because this is part of a series which I haven't read, Elinor was a nothing special character to me. I have to admit though, the cover, fonts, and the way the series is named is extremely attractive and clever.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for e-ARC of New Girl.

I was excited to dive into a sequel of Elinormal and enjoyed this one. I think it does a nice job dealing with challenging parental relationships, and the idea that parents have histories that their children have a hard time imagining. This is a quick engaging read that students will enjoy.

Thank you, City of Light Publishing, for the advance reading copy.

This story just stole my heart. I absolutely adore Elinor. She's one of my most memorable characters ever.

I really want to get to the other book by the author. I want to know Elinor more.

The story talks about family, friends and most importantly about family ties. I would say some readers might find the beginning of the story a little difficult to read as it handles grief and loss of someone near and dear.

I find the writing so wholesome and soothing at times. More importantly whenever I needed comfort for the characters and for myself reading the story, the author knows exactly what to do. I really appreciate this.

One more highlight of the writing would be the keeping up with today's social media lingo.

The chapters are short and the book is short too. But the content is so beautiful. I just appreciate both.

I really hope we have friends and family who are like these characters. Such a heartwarming story.

Grab this book when it comes out. It feels like a warm bear hug.