For every girl who ever wondered if her Jake Ryan would notice her…
It’s 1993.
Mixtapes are love letters. Alternative rock is changing the world.
And on the first day of senior year, seventeen-year-old Sloane Warren finds herself sitting beside the boy who makes even an ordinary day feel unforgettable.
Tyler Finlay: Funny. Kind. Completely out of her league…
…or so she thinks.
As the school year unfolds, stolen glances, awkward conversations, and unexpected moments leave Sloane wondering if maybe, just maybe, the impossible isn’t so impossible after all.
But just when she thinks she has senior year figured out, everything falls apart.
What follows is one unforgettable prom night inspired by the true story that captured national attention when Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando took author Megan Wargula to her senior prom.
Yet the most extraordinary part of Sloane’s story isn’t who takes her to prom.
It’s discovering that sometimes your greatest love story has been quietly unfolding right in front of you all along.
Filled with first love, slow-burn romance, unforgettable friendships, mixtapes, late-night phone calls, flannel shirts, and the soundtrack of the early ’90s, Nice Girls Finish First is a nostalgic coming-of-age romance that will remind you what it felt like to fall in love before texts, social media, and dating apps.
Perfect for readers who love:
- Slow-burn first love
- Sweet YA romance
- Friends-to-more romance
- The shy girl getting the guy
- 1990s nostalgia
- Alternative rock and concert culture
- John Hughes-style romance
For fans of:
Sarah Dessen • Jenny Han • Kasie West • Morgan Matson • My So-Called Life • Dawson’s Creek • the timeless romance of John Hughes films (Hello, Sixteen Candles, we’re looking at you!)
Inspired by one of the most unforgettable true prom stories of the 1990s.
Because sometimes the nice girl doesn’t finish last…
She finishes first.
Go back in time to the 1990s in this heartwarming YA romance.
If you loved To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han or The Start of Me and You by Emery Lord, you’ll love Nice Girls Finish First—a nostalgic YA romance about first love, friendship, and the moments that shape us.
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