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For eighteen years, Heddy has lived by everyone else's expectations.Now, with high school behind her and an uncertain future ahead, she's about to discover that leaving home is far easier than leaving behind the voices that have shaped her life.When her outspoken best friend, Leigh, convinces their tight-knit group of friends to spend one unforgettable summer together in a beach house before adulthood pulls them apart, Heddy reluctantly says yes. What begins as one last adventure soon becomes a season of first loves, old wounds, impossible choices, and painful truths. Away from the rules, criticism, and control she's always known, Heddy is forced to confront the person she's been pretending to be, and the woman she's desperate to become.But freedom comes at a price.As friendships are tested, family expectations close in, and unresolved feelings refuse to stay buried, Heddy learns that not every relationship deserves to be saved. Sometimes the people who claim to love you are the very ones who make you question your worth. And sometimes walking away is the bravest thing you'll ever do.Not Good for You is an emotionally rich coming-of-age novel about healing from emotional abuse, breaking generational cycles, and finding the courage to choose yourself. With authentic characters, heartfelt friendships, slow-burn romance, humor, and deeply relatable struggles, Amanda Delaney captures the confusing transition between adolescence and adulthood with honesty and compassion.This is a story about discovering that life doesn't begin the moment you graduate.It begins the moment you stop living for everyone else.Because growing up isn't about having all the answers.It's about finding the strength to silence the voices that tell you you'll never be enough... and finally believing that you always were. Read more
