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“Left on Read” by Marissa Eller takes readers into the world of Nova, an overly ambitious high school student who is excited to take a college-level American Literature course. When she finds out that her academic rival, Hayes, is also in the class, she doesn’t quite know how it will all go and if she’ll be able to enjoy it. Little does she expect that Hayes will not be nearly the worry that her new professor turns out to be.

Nova has to figure out how to deal with the challenges of college while still being in high school and dealing with new crushes, past mistakes, and the desire to do her best work at all times. Along with her best friend, Esha, and new friends like Piper, Luke, and even—though she never would have guessed it—Hayes, she discovers that life is what you make of it and not necessarily what you wait for others to make of it for you.

Marissa Eller has written a sweet romantic comedy with a relatable main character and a great love interest who happens to have once been her academic nemesis. There are moments that couldn’t have been predicted, and others that, while predictable, will still have readers eager to continue turning the pages.