If I Tell You - Alicia Tuckerman Review
This coming of age story follows, Alex, a teenage girl living in rural Australia living in fear that someone will find out her secret, that she is a lesbian. Living in a small town with small minded people, Alex knows that she will not be accepted for who she is, so she is happy living in secret until she can move away and be who she wants to be when she graduates high school. Enter Phoenix Stone, the out and proud lesbian whose family just moved to town. She doesn't care what anyone has to say about who she is and thinks every day is for living the life you wish. Alex soon starts to have feelings for Phoenix and realises that in life sometimes you just need a little courage to jump! I flew through this book! It was so beautifully written and within reading the first few pages I felt transported to a country town and honestly could feel the summer heat coming through. I loved all the Australian vernacular and honestly hope Alicia Tuckerman writes more novels set ...