Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling -- Elise Bryant, Hardcover

From the NAACP Image Award-nominated author of Happily Ever Afters comes a dual POV rom-com about Reggie and Delilah, who fall in love through missed connections and chance meetings on holidays over the course of a year. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han, with crossover appeal for readers of Jasmine Guillory and Talia Hibbert romances.

Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow--which is how she ends up singing in her friends' punk band as a favor, even though she'd prefer to hide at the merch table.

Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master and self-declared Blerd. He spends his free time leading quests and writing essays critiquing the game under a pseudonym, keeping it all under wraps from his disapproving family.

These two, who have practically nothing in common, meet for the first time on New Year's Eve. And then again on Valentine's Day. And then again on St. Patrick's Day. It's almost like the universe is pushing them together for a reason.

Delilah wishes she were more like Reggie--open about what she likes and who she is, even if it's not cool. Except . . . it's all a front. Reggie is just role-playing someone confident. The kind of guy who could be with a girl like Delilah.

As their holiday meetings continue, the two begin to fall for each other. But what happens once they realize they've each fallen for a version of the other that doesn't really exist?

Author: Elise Bryant
Publisher: Balzer & Bray/Harperteen
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.60w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780063212992
Age Range: 13-UP

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2022
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2023 - Book Of Special Distinction
Publishers Weekly 12/19/2022
School Library Journal 01/01/2023 pg. 74
Booklist 01/01/2023 pg. 64