crushed
the boys that never liked me back
Published on 31. July 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
979-8-88845-838-9 (ISBN)
Description
(girl + boy) / heartbreak2 + surprises = a rom-com in real life
While tying the bows on her wedding invitations, Kiersten's fiance walked in and told her he didn't think he loved her, and maybe never had.... Oh, and he'd cheated. At a place called The Magic Castle. Because what's hotter than aging celebrities performing magic in a fake castle in the Hollywood Hills? But don't worry, because six months later, while Kiersten was struggling to pay rent, he won $100,000 on a reality show. Yes, you read that right....
A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Why is it that the minute you get your heart broken, whether by a boy or a dream (or if you're Kiersten, every single life plan she's ever made), you look around to see everyone else is doing amazing! Everyone's life is perfect!
Because everyone else is stupid....
Oh, and why are they always telling you "everything happens for a reason"?! Your family, your friends, that checkout lady eyeing the three pints of non-dairy ice cream you're buying?
Leave me alone, Cheryl!
But also, don't. Because when you're alone, you're hit with the reality that you can't wake up from this bad dream. Also, why is everybody looking at you like that? Equal parts pity and confusion, like they've never been rejected before. Why are you the only one heartbroken? The only one struggling? The only one... Crushed?
But what if that's the stupid part? The lie that you are the only one.
In this nostalgic memoir equally cut with anguish and humor, Lyons invites readers along on a lifetime of Crushed moments and the hope of being left in awe of the pivots she never wanted in the first place.
And what if realizing you aren't alone is the first step to one day knowing you'll be in awe too?
***
"Kiersten Lyons is the voice of a generation. Truly an incredible writer that will be remembered for centuries." -Kiersten's mom and dad, who haven't actually read the book yet
"Kiersten is loud and annoying." -Kiersten's seventh-grade crush
"Lyons doesn't give it up, so I ghosted her." -Kiersten's college crush
"Kiersten Lyons is just not pretty enough." -Hollywood casting directors
While tying the bows on her wedding invitations, Kiersten's fiance walked in and told her he didn't think he loved her, and maybe never had.... Oh, and he'd cheated. At a place called The Magic Castle. Because what's hotter than aging celebrities performing magic in a fake castle in the Hollywood Hills? But don't worry, because six months later, while Kiersten was struggling to pay rent, he won $100,000 on a reality show. Yes, you read that right....
A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Why is it that the minute you get your heart broken, whether by a boy or a dream (or if you're Kiersten, every single life plan she's ever made), you look around to see everyone else is doing amazing! Everyone's life is perfect!
Because everyone else is stupid....
Oh, and why are they always telling you "everything happens for a reason"?! Your family, your friends, that checkout lady eyeing the three pints of non-dairy ice cream you're buying?
Leave me alone, Cheryl!
But also, don't. Because when you're alone, you're hit with the reality that you can't wake up from this bad dream. Also, why is everybody looking at you like that? Equal parts pity and confusion, like they've never been rejected before. Why are you the only one heartbroken? The only one struggling? The only one... Crushed?
But what if that's the stupid part? The lie that you are the only one.
In this nostalgic memoir equally cut with anguish and humor, Lyons invites readers along on a lifetime of Crushed moments and the hope of being left in awe of the pivots she never wanted in the first place.
And what if realizing you aren't alone is the first step to one day knowing you'll be in awe too?
***
"Kiersten Lyons is the voice of a generation. Truly an incredible writer that will be remembered for centuries." -Kiersten's mom and dad, who haven't actually read the book yet
"Kiersten is loud and annoying." -Kiersten's seventh-grade crush
"Lyons doesn't give it up, so I ghosted her." -Kiersten's college crush
"Kiersten Lyons is just not pretty enough." -Hollywood casting directors
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Post Hill Press
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 210 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
396 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-88845-838-9 (9798888458389)
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E-Book
06/2025
Simon + Schuster LLC
€14.83
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Person
Kiersten Lyons is an actress, a writer, and lactose intolerant. Her most notable roles include being attacked by her pet lion on Grey's Anatomy, being accused of murdering the husband she shared with her sister wives on Bones, and the real-life role of having her wedding called off two months shy of the date, which resulted in the award-winning one-woman show, Crushed: Why Is It the Boys You Like Never Like You Back?
For the better part of her whole life, she's been a big sister, by biology, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and is now on TikTok, sharing real stories and hilarious observations that have amassed millions of views. Her unique voice has created a tight-knit community of young women eager to laugh, cry, and heal. You can find her at kierstenlyons.com.
And, yes, she was the girl who made Taylor Swift cry happy tears....
For the better part of her whole life, she's been a big sister, by biology, Big Brothers, Big Sisters, and is now on TikTok, sharing real stories and hilarious observations that have amassed millions of views. Her unique voice has created a tight-knit community of young women eager to laugh, cry, and heal. You can find her at kierstenlyons.com.
And, yes, she was the girl who made Taylor Swift cry happy tears....