Sometime After Midnight
Published on 7. August 2018
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-0-425-29163-4 (ISBN)
Description
In a dingy Los Angeles club late one night, Cameron and Nate meet and find they have much more in common than their love of an obscure indie band. But when Nate learns that Cameron is the heir to a record label, the very one that destroyed his father's life, he runs away as fast as he can. The only evidence of their brief but intense connection is a blurry photo Cameron snaps of Nate's Sharpie-decorated Chuck Taylors as he flees.
Considering that Cameron is a real life Prince Charming - he's handsome, famous, and rich - it's only fitting that he sets out to find the owner of the Sharpied shoes. Cameron's twin sister, a model and socialite, posts the picture of Nate's shoes on Instagram to her legions of fans with the caption, "Anyone know the gorgeous owner of these shoes? My hottie brother is looking for him." The internet just about breaks with the news of a modern fairy tale and the two become entwined in each other's lives in this sparkling story about the power of music, the demons that haunt us, and the flutterings of first real love.
Considering that Cameron is a real life Prince Charming - he's handsome, famous, and rich - it's only fitting that he sets out to find the owner of the Sharpied shoes. Cameron's twin sister, a model and socialite, posts the picture of Nate's shoes on Instagram to her legions of fans with the caption, "Anyone know the gorgeous owner of these shoes? My hottie brother is looking for him." The internet just about breaks with the news of a modern fairy tale and the two become entwined in each other's lives in this sparkling story about the power of music, the demons that haunt us, and the flutterings of first real love.
Reviews / Votes
"Philips beautifully captures the sweeping sensation of first love . . . while also delivering an enchanting, sweet, modern fairy-tale that offers up an LGBTQ happily-ever-after (something we still see far too little of in pop culture)." -Entertainment Weekly"A rare sort of romance that is cheesy in the best of ways." -Publishers Weekly
"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist meets Cinderella in this thoroughly modern romance." -HelloGiggles
"Philips has created a realistic, not-overly-mushy, well-written romance . . . Refreshing." -School Library Journal
"Philips' tale of these two talented teens is not without its soap-opera elements . . . but romance fans will forgive all this and simply enjoy the story." -Booklist
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"Philips' tale will resonate with readers who are looking for love and a light, breezy summer read." -Entertainment Weekly
"A solid YA read that makes you shamelessly squee." -HelloGiggles
"Sweet and satisfying . . . Like one of the ultimately lucky three, this is a keeper." -Booklist
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"A fun, swoony, and romantic novel that honestly expresses the trials and tribulations of finding the right one." -BuzzFeed
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"This surprisingly tender rom-com explores relationships with an authenticity that's full of heart and poetic splendor . . . Fans of Stephanie Perkins or David Levithan will discover much to love about this sweet confection of a tale." -School Library Journal
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"Fresh and honest."-VOYA
"Perfect Ten is a smart, messy, complicated romance, full of swoony kisses and lie-on-the-floor heartbreak and unexpected twists of fate-just like love itself." -Katie Cotugno, New York Times bestselling author of How to Love and 99 Days
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Young adult
US School Grade: Ninth Grade and over, Interest Age: From 14 years
Dimensions
Height: 219 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-425-29163-4 (9780425291634)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
L. Philips
Sometime After Midnight
E-Book
08/2018
1st Edition
Viking Books for Young Readers
€12.49
Available for download
Person
L. Philips went to Ohio University for a degree in music education, decided that job was entirely too noisy, and became a librarian instead. When she's not working, she enjoys belting out show tunes when she thinks no one is listening and watching the same episodes of Thomas the Tank Engine over and over (or at least that's what she tells her toddler son). She lives in Ohio and is the author of Perfect Ten.