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Just Juliet Paperback – September 16, 2016

by Charlotte Reagan (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 1,628 ratings

The coming out story that will completely change the way you look at love, now available for free on Kindle Unlimited.

Juliet represents the road less traveled. Will Lena take it?

Lena Newman is 17, her best friend’s a cheerleader, her boyfriend’s a football player, and as far as everyone is concerned, her life is sorted. But that’s before she befriends the new girl. Juliet is confident, slightly damaged, drop-dead gorgeous and a lesbian.

Lena realizes that her interest goes beyond just friendship. She sets off on a path of self-discovery where the loyalty of those closest to her will be tested.

"It feels real without being tedious, and heart-warming without being sappy. It's not all roses, and it's not all doom and gloom. It's great.” - Jon

 "Just Juliet is the story I wish I could have given to my parents to read when I was 16 so that they knew what I was going through." - Caro M.
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  1. Book 2 of 2
    Something Just Like Love
  2. Print length
    222 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    September 16, 2016
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.56 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1537547577
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1537547572
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"Smitten as a kitten, I was enamored from the very first paragraph--READ this poignant tale of teen angst, hope and LOVE."
"This book probably should be THE book a teenager (or actually anyone) reads if they are questioning their sexuality or want to come out to loved ones."
"At the end of the day this is an honest feel good book. Not all pink fluffy unicorns but a 'real life' win, something that seems achievable in real life."
"The dialogue among the teens depicted in this story is spot-on and so realistic that when I finished the novel I felt as though I had visited real people."
"This is, for all intents and purposes, the perfect novel for any LGBTQ+ person to read. I felt way less alone and more understood with every new chapter."
"Just Juliet is one of the best coming of age novels I've ever read. Amazingly written and incredibly compelling"

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1537547577
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1537547572
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.56 x 9 inches
  • Book 2 of 2 ‏ : ‎ Something Just Like Love
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 1,628 ratings

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Charlotte Reagan is an author in her 30s who was born and raised in Texas, where she currently resides with her little family. She's autistic, chronically ill, and chronically queer.

You can learn more about her, contact her, or look through her blog at charlottereaganauthor.com

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Customers find this book a vibrant tale of young love that feels very real, with well-rounded characters that are easy to fall in love with. Moreover, the writing flows naturally, and customers describe it as a heart-warming book filled with love, warmth, joy, pain, acceptance, and understanding. Additionally, the book receives praise for its relatable content, with one customer noting how it details the struggles of LGBT youth, and customers appreciate its humor and quick pace.

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267 customers mention "Readability"244 positive23 negative

Customers find the book readable and enjoyable, describing it as a vibrant tale of young love.

"...Reagan does a wonderful job of incorporating a huge range of real-life struggles for homosexual and bisexual teens without deflecting from the story..." Read more

"...As for the writing itself, Charlotte Reagan does a marvelous job at being relatable...." Read more

"...Let's be mature, people, and face the fact that this is a really sweet and romantic tale of first love with a lot of sad things that life gives us..." Read more

"...I would love to hang out with them! The romance between Lena and Juliet is beautiful, and I love that it moves at a slow, practical pace...." Read more

76 customers mention "Character development"68 positive8 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, finding them well-rounded and easy to fall in love with, with one customer noting how the author captures their emotions effectively.

"...What Didn’t: Although there are POC characters in the novel, they seem to fall through the cracks...." Read more

"...I thought that this book was absolutely amazing. I loved all of the characters, their relationships, and their interactions...." Read more

"...- The characters are very well grounded in reality. I enjoyed that they felt like real people, even beyond their relationship...." Read more

"...I became very attached to the characters, especially the core four (Lena, Juliet, Lakyn & Scott)...." Read more

72 customers mention "Pacing"64 positive8 negative

Customers enjoy the pacing of the book, describing it as a nice quick read with good flow, and one customer mentions being hooked from the first page.

"...My faith and convictions are strong, and I see this an opportunity to shine in that faith, showing others that faith should equal love and..." Read more

"...It was a sweet and light read because of Lena's first love experience, but a very intense read because it was with the same sex, something that was..." Read more

"...This book is everything that I’ve ever wanted in a Lesbian YA book. I wish that I could time travel and give 16-year-old me a copy of Just Juliet...." Read more

"...book constantly discusses their sexual exploits -- which is great in a book about them -- but not one where you'd much rather spend time delving..." Read more

70 customers mention "Emotional content"64 positive6 negative

Customers appreciate the emotional depth of the book, describing it as heart-warming and filled with love, warmth, joy, pain, acceptance, and understanding.

"...with a variety of situations ranging from love and acceptance to physical end emotional abuse, drug abuse, self-harm, and suicidality...." Read more

"...It was a sweet and light read because of Lena's first love experience, but a very intense read because it was with the same sex, something that was..." Read more

"...It’s an easy read, grounded in reality and creating positive messages that don’t often get taught...." Read more

"...This is a poignant and stunningly beautiful read from start to finish, this author was completely an unknown quantity to me, I had never heard of..." Read more

35 customers mention "Insight"32 positive3 negative

Customers find the book inspiring and relatable, with one customer noting how it details the struggles of LGBT youth.

"...It made things interesting, and in all honesty, for once I actually enjoyed mundane things like their lunch periods or the James' sleepovers...." Read more

"...Ms. Reagan did a phenomenal job of including what was important, keeping out what wasn't, and telling a story that was really just that – a story… A..." Read more

"...This is the first book I’ve read that is specifically LGBT inclusive. Here are a couple of thoughts that have come of this book: -..." Read more

"...and not exactly sure WHAT to say about this deeply moving and inspiring book...." Read more

16 customers mention "Age range"16 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the book's age range, with several noting it is listed for teens, and one customer highlighting how it provides an excellent perspective on young teenagers finding themselves.

"...I definitely recommend this. It's listed for Teens, and though there is soft intimacy and crude language, I personally don't see anything wrong with..." Read more

"...I enjoyed reading this simply because it was typical teenager days of school, parties, friendships, love,..." Read more

"...Just Juliet by Charlotte Reagan is a novel about young adults and how they deal with sexual identity...." Read more

"...They were fun and serious, real and broken, healed and growing...." Read more

12 customers mention "Humor"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book humorous, with one mentioning the inner jokes among friends and another noting there are no overdone cliches.

"...The simplicity everyday life is heartwarming, the inner jokes among friends, hilarious...." Read more

"...The humor was just as effective as the drama, and the characters were all very realistic. They all seem like so much fun...." Read more

"...to life a vibrant tale of young love, diverse sexuality and hilarious teenage banter in “Just Juliet.”..." Read more

"...Funny and sad, but always engaging, the book was a fast, easy read that made me smile throughout their journeys, especially the evolution of the..." Read more

A book that has everything you're looking for. Relatable for everyone
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A book that has everything you're looking for. Relatable for everyone
Amazing book for all ages! Couldn't put it down and can't wait for more from this author. Highly recommend reading this charming and light hearted book.
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  • Jovi in Underland
    5.0 out of 5 stars and great friends. Perfect
    Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2016
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    Lena comes from an upper-middle class loving family, has a gorgeous football boyfriend, and great friends. Perfect, right? Close, but not quite. While Lena's parents may love her, their lives are consumed with their careers, barely qualifying them as actual parents. And her boyfriend? Well, he may be cute and nicer than she thinks she may deserve, their relationship is void of any romantic feelings, especially on her part.

    Enter Juliet.

    Juliet is the new girl at school. She's tall, beautiful, fun, and artistic. Lena finds herself quickly preoccupied with her, not understanding why. As their friendship deepens, she begins to realise that she is physically/sexually attracted and borderline obsessed with her. Never having questioned her sexuality before, and having dated boys exclusively, Lena goes through a period of confusion, trying to make sense of her feelings. She searches her past, researches the topic, and confides in her gay friend, Scott. At the end of this journey, Lena discovers and learns to accept that she is bisexual.

    Just Juliet touches on, not only the topic of self discovery, but the struggles of "coming out". It deals with a variety of situations ranging from love and acceptance to physical end emotional abuse, drug abuse, self-harm, and suicidality. Reagan does a wonderful job of incorporating a huge range of real-life struggles for homosexual and bisexual teens without deflecting from the story or bogging it down.

    Although I don't recommend Just Juliet to young readers do to the sexual nature of the story and the language (that seemed to increase as the book progressed), I do think that it's an important read, evoking much needed compassion.

    Disclosure: When I received a review request for Just Juliet, it was perfect timing. I had just completed my last book review and was searching for another YA.(I've limited my reading to YA for the time being to help my creative juices while working on Almana's second book.) The email didn't include much of a premise, and I had no idea that it was about a girl coming to terms with her bisexuality and falling in love with another girl. When I figured this out, after agreeing to review it, I thought about backing out and citing my Christian beliefs. But I thought better of it. Ultimately, as a Christian, I am a humanitarian. I strongly believe that I have no right to force anything on anyone. This includes my faith, my sexual beliefs, my vegetarianism, or heck, my love for my sweet kitty, Triscuit. I live my life according to my conscience, and I will not judge, I refuse to judge, someone for doing the same. I love and accept people wholly. In the end, I came to realise that the reason why I was thinking about backing out of reading and reviewing Just Juliet was because I was afraid of others questioning my faith. My faith and convictions are strong, and I see this an opportunity to shine in that faith, showing others that faith should equal love and compassion not hatred and judgement.

    Some food for thought...

    Fact: You choose who enter into a relationship with.

    Fact: You cannot choose what you are attracted to. Clothing, hair style, rough and rugged, lean and athletic, soft and round, male or female.

    What if you woke up tomorrow and your religious text had changed? What if it were wrong to be heterosexual? You love your spouse/partner and find them physically attractive. You could choose to remain with them and have a loving, fulfilling relationship. Or you could do what is right and choose to end the relationship and remain single, never to be loved or love again. Never to be touched or desired. Or you could enter into a homosexual relationship, looking for some sort of companionship, only to find that it is empty and lonely. Yeah, s/he is a great friend, but you want love! Not an easy choice after all. Is it?
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  • Nelida Valles
    4.0 out of 5 stars Please Change the Cover....
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2017
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    Quotes: “Despite the fact that my world felt like it had shifted, something else felt like it had fallen into place…”

    The need for LGBTQA books is ravaging. There has always been a need for minorities to see themselves represented in literature. The LGBT+ community, with its massive strength and powerful voice, has made sure to make themselves be heard. They will no longer live in the shadows, they will not deny themselves—but there is still a moment in their lives when everything is unsure, a little muddy, and downright frightening.

    Just Juliet illustrates the moment of uncertainty many go through in discovering their own identity. It is a journey that begins in the mundane and ends with life altering, world changing discoveries.

    What Works: The most engaging aspect of this story are definitely its characters. Charlotte Reagan creates a world that is simple, yet amazingly engaging because of the characters. In short, this is a character driven story in which the characters actually do their job in defining and moving the story along.

    While Lena is in the process of discovering who she is, Lakyn, Scott, and Juliet have already found themselves. It’s from these characters that Lena learns and grows from. There is a richness to their cohesive individuality. Seeing them through Lena’s eyes, learning about their world and experiencing the change it brings about in Lena’s leaves an oddly satisfying feeling behind.

    As for the writing itself, Charlotte Reagan does a marvelous job at being relatable. The simplicity everyday life is heartwarming, the inner jokes among friends, hilarious.

    What Didn’t: Although there are POC characters in the novel, they seem to fall through the cracks. One of the biggest misunderstandings in this work concerns Lena’s best friend, Lacey. Lacey is a beautifully strong young woman, she is also black and a cheerleader; this is where it becomes muddled.

    Her attitude throughout the novel is that of a bitchy Queen Bee, and yet it is so easy to misunderstand as a basic, overdone stereotype. An argument could be made that Lacey’s character was bitchy and stuck up because of her role as a cheerleader; however, there is no denying that her character is also slipping and sliding into the pit of stereotypes.

    What Could Have Been Better: There are several sentences structured in a confusing manner. It seemed more like an editing issue than anything else, as some phrases where repeated here and there. Also, the cover… The biggest issue with this book has to be the cover. I cannot imagine how many young adults would bypass this book simply because they would not be caught dead holding a book with that kind of cover. It is a giveaway, an indication that maybe not all readers want to provide. It incites questions that maybe young readers are not yet ready to address. The cover leaves them vulnerable and contradicts the content within. In a sense, the cover itself can out a person.

    In conclusion, Just Juliet is an awakening novel. The reader can expect to open their eyes alongside Lena in this beautiful, complicated, heart wrenching and heartwarming journey. I have read many describe this work as a coming out story, and while it is most certainly that, to a greater extent it feels as a coming of age story. It is a story dealing with identity, and while it is focused around the LGBT+ community, every reader can find something or someone to relate to in Just Juliet.

    Final Rating: 4.5 Stars
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  • Aide Peña
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 4, 2016
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    Great book.
    It is an amazing story you can relate to.
    Thank you Charlotte for sharing this. I loved it.
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  • I OFarrell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Highly emotional love story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2016
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    When Lena first saw Juliet her whole world shifted on its axis. Lena, a football player dating girl who was neither popular nor unpopular, had her life mapped out in front of her, just like her parents had hoped. Her growing fascination with the beautiful new girl, Juliet, puts her on a journey of self-discovery that leads her onto a path that both terrifies her and feels right.
    This is a story about a young girl and her sexual identity. A novel about coming of age and coming out. It is sweet and endearing, emotionally charged, and full of lingering sensuality. The story spans more than a year in Lena’s life and we get to see the changes that are sparked by Juliet’s presence and the effect that she has on her.
    The story is beautifully written and really invokes an emotional response. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, and it brought tears to my eyes several times. It is a young person’s must-read but also a good insight for parents who don’t understand their children’s choices.
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  • Rumpa
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book wonderfully written it is heart breaking I was ...
    Reviewed in India on May 26, 2017
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    Done with my book a week ago still in the hungover. Beautiful book wonderfully written it is heart breaking I was crying as I know the end is happy but as it was represented it just broke my heart and made me sad they are beautiful and cannot imagine either of them leaving
    It is a really beautiful Wonderful boom
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  • Amazon Kunde
    5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable, sweet and authentic
    Reviewed in Germany on December 28, 2016
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    The entertaining and well written journey of a young woman through high school and her early life that rings very true, peppered with anecdotes and details that will likely make you go "oh, relatable". A solid lgbt work of fiction that finally recognizes that queer kids turn up in packs and thrive when you let them.
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  • Cassy
    5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful
    Reviewed in Australia on February 6, 2017
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    reading books that are about senior year love always make me iffy. mostly because we all know how those turn out and they make me cry like a little bitch, but the entire story is far too beautiful and moving to really not feel captured by it. makes me so happy to see bisexual representation as well because so many coming of age books are based around the MC realising they are gay but this was different, and i loved it. the ending broke my heart and the epilogue made it whole again. i loved the lack of immaturity when it came to each other. they didn't beg for the other one to stay, they didn't try to force anybody to give up their dreams, or to follow the other person to another country just to keep their relationship going. it felt real, and it felt like a breath of fresh air. i can't wait to read more by this author because the writing was simple in a good and refreshing way, and i just loved it
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