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And By The Way: A YA Romance (The Butterfly Novels Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Denise Deegan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 45 ratings
He just smiles and kisses me again. And now – someone, please tell me why – I’m kissing him back. I pull away, like I’ve kissed a toad. ‘What are you doing?’ ‘Same thing you’re doing,’ he says, his smile lazy now. And suddenly he's not a boy in my class any more, but this windswept, tanned and totally hot guy who wears beads around his neck and plaited leather on his wrist.

Six months ago, I lost my mum to cancer and my dad, “The Rockstar,” to work. Now, I don't do close. With anyone. Why get hurt? My friend, Rachel, won't get the message. And that's a problem. So is David McFadden, a guy in my class who says he wants to help. Six months ago, he could have but didn't. Now, it's too late. The last person I'm going to listen to is David McFadden. When he calls me Ice Queen, I'll show him just how right he is.

And By The Way can be read as a standalone novel or as Book One in The Butterfly Novels trilogy.

“Deegan nails Alex's caustic teen voice and leaves the reader rooting for her heroine throughout.” IRISH INDEPENDENT

“This is a gem of a book; intriguing, deep and thoughtful. Alex is a feisty heroine, and her voice rings strong and true. Teenagers - and adults - will adore this book. It kept me up half the night.” IRISH EXAMINER.

“An engaging and emotional read that leaves you wanting more - bring on the second instalment.” RTE GUIDE.

“I absolutely loved it. I was so engrossed
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'Deegan nails Alex's caustic teen voice, and leaves the reader rooting for her heroine throughout...' Irish Independent.

'This is a gem of a book; intriguing, deep and thoughtful. Alex is a feisty heroine, and her voice rings strong and true. It's fun entering the world of the privileged teen, with their credit cards, fake tans and less-affluent friends. Teenagers - and adults - will adore this book. It kept me up half the night.' Irish Examiner.

'An engaging and emotional read that leaves you wanting more - bring on the second instalment.' RTE Guide.


'We can't explain our fascination with the spawn of the rich and famous but it won't go away. AND BY THE WAY... is our latest addiction and it's the first title in the new BUTTERFLY NOVELS series....super compelling.' Kiss Magazine.

'AND BY THE WAY... is a journey through grief, love and self-discovery. It'll break your heart and make you laugh - both at the same time. And by the way...you're going to love it.' Dubray Books, Staff Recommended Reads.

'I absolutely loved it. I was so engrossed in it that my family started pulling it out of my hands.' Author Keris Stainton.


'This is an absolute gem of a series.' I Want To Read That.

'The coolest thing about the setting, besides it being Dublin... is it's, like, real Dublin? You know, written by someone who lives there for people who live there and not translated for American audiences, or featuring an American girl who goes to study abroad in Ireland to find her... Irish roots.' Forever Young Adult.

'It was such a powerful, emotional, beautiful book, one I loved to pieces and gobbled up as fast as I possibly could. I just can't wait to read more by Deegan - it was just so freaking amazing!' Book Addicted Girl

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009SMWI6K
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (December 7, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 7, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 433 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 274 pages
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Award-winning author, Denise Deegan lives in Dublin, Ireland with her family where she regularly dreams of sunshine, a life without cooking and her novels being made into movies. Denise has been a nurse, a china restorer, a pharmaceutical sales rep, a public relations officer, an entrepreneur and a college lecturer. Her most difficult job was checkout girl, although ultimately this experience did inspire a short story…

Denise writes for adults and teenagers. Her novels have been published by Penguin, Random House, Hachette and Lake Union Publishing. Writing under the pen name Aimee Alexander, Denise's contemporary family dramas have become international best-sellers on Kindle.

Under her own name, Denise has written a contemporary Young Adult trilogy, The Butterfly Novels: And By The Way, And For Your Information, And Actually, the second of which was nominated for an Irish Book Award. Denise's most recent novel, Through the Barricades, won the international SCBWI Spark Award 2017 and was selected as a Publishers Weekly Booklife "Books to Watch". Denise has also written a fairytale retelling, The Prince and the Pea, published by Amazon Publishing.

You can follow Denise on:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/denisedeegan

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Websites: www.denisedeegan.com & https://aimeealexander.com/

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  • Quilter Girl Oh My
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Captivating Story--5 STARS
    Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021
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    Denise Deegan (pen name: Aimee Alexander) has become my favorite author as her stories are marvelous. I recently realized I hadn't read this trilogy, so ordered them from the Kindle store. Even though it is written for YA, I quickly became immersed in the story. Who doesn't remember their teen years and the issues? Having best friends helped a person through the toughest times. This story focuses on a teenage girl who lost her mother and the impact it had on her. I became so involved with the story, I read it in 2 days.
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  • Lauren @ Lauren's Crammed Bookshelf
    4.0 out of 5 stars Loved It!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2011
    When I was first offered the chance to read and review And By The Way, I knew nothing about the book whatsoever. However, after reading the summary as well as a few rave reviews, I knew I had to give it a chance, no matter what, and as it turns out I'm glad I felt that way, because And By The Way is an amazing, heartfelt book that's perfect for fans of YA contemporary!

    And By The Way tells the story of Alex, a girl who has felt nothing but lost ever since she lost her mother six months ago. It doesn't help that her Dad's never home or how he seems to never care. Due to these two things, though, Alex does know one thing, and that's that she shouldn't get close to people anymore, because who knows if they'll be the next to go, or even worse, disappoint her in some way. However, everything changes when David McFadden suddenly catapults himself into her life. He's frustrating and annoying yet gorgeous and completely captivating. Whenever Alex's around him, she can't help but feel more alive than she has in months, and the more she hangs out with him, the more she begins to fall head over heels for him. What happens, though, when their relationship begins to lose the glimmer it once held? Will Alex once again retreat into her shell, away from her family and friends, or will she grow stronger? Only time and more pages call tell in this heartwarming yet heartbreaking story of first love, friendship, and moving on.

    When Alex's character was first introduced, I felt mixed feelings toward her. It was easy to see and understand the pain and hurt she felt over her mother's death, but it wasn't always easy to see how she could be so mean to the people who cared most to her, especially her best friends, Rachel and Sarah, as well as David. However, as the novel progressed and Alex began to let go of her past mistakes and live again, I began to see how important that character trait of hers way, because not only did it allow her to bloom into someone amazing, but it also made her as well as her relationships stronger over time.

    This leads me to one of my favorite parts of the book: seeing the relationships Alex held with others. All of the relationships in this one were flavored with complicity (to keep things interesting!) as well as heart and hope. I especially loved seeing Alex's relationship with David grow. Not only because David was swoon worthy, but also because it was always interesting as well as fun to see how both of them, especially Alex, grew because of it all. At first, they were two emotionally messed up people, but by the end, they weren't so much that way. Moving on, I also enjoyed the focus on the relationship between parents and their kids in this one. It played a major part in the story, especially Alex's one with her dad, and it made the book even more emotionally charged to say the least.

    The overall plot in this one was great! For a contemporary, it managed to surprise me in some surprising ways. Even in the end, I wasn't sure how everything was exactly going to end, especially when everything took that sudden yet thrilling turn at the end. Denise Deegan sure knows how to pack in suspense to say the least!

    Deegan's writing was also fabulous! She truly captured Alex's voice to the point where I felt like I was reading a real teen's diary at times. She also fully developed the supporting characters to the best of her ability and even further at times, and even though the story did drag at times, I was quite impressed overall with her storytelling ability.

    Thrilling, unique, and nearly flawless, And by the Way is a surprising new contemporary read that will have readers with one last demand at its finale: Where's the next one?

    Highly recommended.

    Grade: A-
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  • Bendigo199
    5.0 out of 5 stars Tender, touching, tearful. I loved it. A great read for all ages. I love all her books: Denise Deegan/ Aimee Alexander.
    Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2015
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    Not just a YA book.
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  • Leah
    3.0 out of 5 stars By the way, this is a good read
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2011
    And By The Way isn't a perfect novel - it starts very slowly, and I found it hard to really get into it until the second half of the novel - but it is enjoyable and the novel does pick up in the second half, and I did struggle to put the book down as it got very interesting. And By The Way is mainly a novel about grief - Alex's mother has recently died and she's struggling to get over it, struggling to know how to carry on and it's not helped by the fact that her dad - The Rockstar - has withdrawn into his own shelf, spending time with his band and jetting off all over the world. Alex just wants to dissolve into her grief, she doesn't want people to try and help her and I found that interesting. There aren't many novels I've read about grief and I thought And By The Way was a really good insight into how a teenager deals with death and I really liked Alex.

    I liked that Alex's friends didn't just let her go. That they were there for her, even when Alex was trying to her best to pull away. I thought Sarah and Rachel were such good friends. I also liked David McFadden, I didn't expect him and Alex to get together so quickly - the synopsis made it sound that it would be a novel where they ignored each other for most of the novel, but they get together really quickly and I loved that. I liked how David helped bring Alex out of her shell, helped to keep her busy and not let her stew in her grief. He was so lovely. Everyone needs a surfer-boy like David in their lives.

    I thoroughly enjoyed the book in the end, I thought the exploration of grief was fantastic, Denise has really tapped into Alex's life and come the second half of the book I couldn't stop reading. I've now bought myself the second novel in the series And For Your Information which is Sarah's story and, hopefully, we'll get a third novel with Rachel's story, too! I'd definitely recommend the book, despite a few errors (sentences that had words missing, some Irish slang words that I couldn't decipher but can't remember now to point them out). It was a brilliant teen read and I look forward to reading more of Denise's books and continuing the Butterfly novels and re-visiting Alex, Sarah and Rachel as they're a brilliant trio of friends.
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  • Aisha Reads Books
    5.0 out of 5 stars And By The Way... I love this book!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 1, 2016
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    I first read this book in 2011 and it instantly became a favourite of mine. And By The Way introduces us to Alex who lost her mum six months ago, as can be expected she is changed forever and her friends aren't sure of how to deal with it. Alex continues to push everyone away and this is made worse by the fact that her dad is a rockstar and therefore accessible to everyone but her.

    Over the course of the story we learn more about Alex and her friends, their general life and most importantly about Alex and and her father.

    Alex is honestly the ultimate ice queen when we meet her, it's honestly a little terrifying but it just makes the journey that we take with Alex that much sweeter.

    This book and following series is in my top recommended books of all time because I honestly think it's a story that needs and deserves to be read.

    I don't want to include any spoilers so this will be short and sweet.

    An extra bonus is that Denise Deegan is absolutely lovely and will talk to anyone about her books if you'd like to tweet her after you've read it! (link above)

    Recommend to: honestly everyone, it can be read anywhere at any time
    Rating: 5 stars

    I cannot recommend this series enough, if you like this I guarantee you will love Sarah's story and Rachel's story.
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  • Sandy H
    2.0 out of 5 stars Light read
    Reviewed in Canada on May 24, 2017
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    Was a little too light for my taste but still quite enjoble
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  • Luna's Little Library
    4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for something to equal Katie McGarry's Pushing The Limits series? The Butterfly Novels are the ideal solution!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2012
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    And By The Way is the perfect example of a cover giving you a different impression. I asked Twitter for contemporary romance recommendation and Luisa Plaja suggested this. So I was expecting romance, aww and good writing. All of those things are in there but this book is so much more.

    Sixth months after her mother died Alex is angry at the world, her father and David McFadden. She doesn't know how to talk to her friends and is systematically cutting herself of from everyone. If you aren't close to anyone then it can't hurt when they go - can it?

    For me this book is about complex relationships and the fallout from loss. By keeping her heart safe Alex is hurting the people she needs the most. She doesn't talk to her father and her friends don't know how to help her. I don't want to spoil the content just trust me when I say this book has everything you could possibly want in a contemporary title.

    And By The Way is amazing in the way that it's so believable. Alex's actions make sense even when they are breaking your heart.
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  • Sinead Kelly
    5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2020
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    I love this book so much, it’s a great read and I love all the characters and that it’s set in Dublin!! Which is so cool, it’s a brilliant read
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  • E.C.
    5.0 out of 5 stars perfect condition
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 8, 2021
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    bought to complete a collection, perfect condition
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