Tessa

Shelfbrooke Academy

By: Kayla Tirrell

Narrated by: Megan Meyer

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side.

Tessa never dreamed of going to Shelfbrooke Academy, but the summer before her senior year, a lawyer visits her family saying she’s a long-lost descendant of the D’Villes - one of the founding families of the school. Encouraged by her parents, she leaves everything she knows behind to finish her studies at the prestigious boarding school.

Once there, Tessa’s ties to the D’Villes give her access to all the perks Shelfbrooke has to offer - secret meetings, private rooms, hot guys.

But when Tessa and Angelo, the artistic student she can’t seem to stop thinking about, are paired for a school project, Tessa discovers not everyone shares the same love for the D’Ville name. Many would delight to see their fall from grace, while others are willing to do anything to climb to the top.

How far is Tessa willing to go to learn more about her past while trying to follow her heart?

Tessa is a modern retelling of the classic novel, Tess of the d’Ubervilles. It’s the second book in the Shelfbrooke Academy series (a collection of retellings that can all be listened to as standalones) that promises to be a lot more fun than the original!

©2019 Kayla Tirrell (P)2019 Kayla Tirrell

A good story about growing friendships!

A nice book with great characters involved in building friendships and romance.
The narrator did a great job of bringing each individual character to life!

Cute story!

A sweet, clean, high school romance! a cute story about a private school with rich and scholarship kids.

Tessa

Tessa finds out she is related to one of the founding members of Shelfbrooke Academy. She enrolls for senior year. She finds out right away that old money families rule the school. Tessa must decide if she wants to be part of the elite group or be herself. The romance that starts between Tessa and Angelo is sweet.

This is a wonderful read

Never judge a book by its cover. Or their name. This book portrays that to a t.
A bully is bully even if you have the most prestigious name in the world.
Thank goodness love can conquer all if the two involved can believe in each other

Enjoyable YA story

What an adorable story! I don’t read or listen to YA stories often and I really don’t know why. I always end up feeling slightly nostalgic and reminiscing a bit. So I really liked Tessa. If you can imagine going from wanting to be the popular girl to all of a sudden being tossed into the worlds you’ve dreamt of for so long. But the grass isn’t always greener on the other side. I really enjoyed Angelo. I felt like he was really a strong-willed young man.

Anyways, this was a super cute story that kept me fully engulfed. Megan Meyer was a great narrator. I liked her voice. She pulled off a teenager very well. She brought a fun, kind of upbeat feel to the story. I appreciate when a narrator can add a bit of their tone to the story.