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Zyla & Kai

By Kristina Forest
Zyla & Kai by Kristina Forest digital book - Fable

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A fresh love story about the will they, won't they—and why can't they—of first love. 


While on a school trip to the Poconos Mountains (in the middle of a storm) high school seniors, Zyla Matthews and Kai Johnson, run away together leaving their friends and family confused. As far as everyone knows, Zyla and Kai have been broken up for months. And honestly? Their break up hadn't surprised anyone. Zyla and Kai met while working together at an amusement park the previous summer, and they couldn't have been more different.
 
Zyla was a cynic about love. She'd witnessed the dissolution of her parents' marriage early in life, and it left an indelible impression. Her only aim was graduating and going to fashion school abroad. Until she met Kai.
 
Kai was a serial dater and a hopeless romantic. He'd put a temporary pause on his dating life before senior year to focus on school and getting into his dream HBCU. Until he met Zyla.
 
Alternating between the past and present, we see the love story unfold from Zyla's and Kai's perspectives: how they first became the unlikeliest of friends over the summer, how they fell in love during the school year, and why they ultimately broke up... Or did they?
 
Romantic, heart-stirring, and a little mysterious, Zyla & Kai will keep readers guessing until the last chapter. 

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107 Reviews

3.5
Thumbs Up“Very slow burn YA romance. A bit long, page wise. Overall cute story. They both gained a different perspective on relationships. Much growth.”
Smiling Face with Heart-Eyes“Zyla and Kai is such a cute story. Reading it I definitely felt like I was watching a high school love story lol. Overall I do like how Kristina Forest tackled more than just the typical high school, obsessive love. Kai was dealing with some traumas and I really enjoyed reading about his therapy sessions. Zyla was such a sweetheart. I love how her character developed. By the end of the book both her and Kai really showed growth and maturity by the end of their senior year. The book was a little long, but overall the story was worth it in the end. 3.5/5 ⭐️.”
“This story was great! I love the backstory that we got with certain characters! Like her mom! Chileeeee she was pissing me off but that’s ok too! Zyla & Kai story was very cute for the teens aspect! But I couldn’t get enough of it. Knowing how they were both raised and how the parenting played a role in things just put the icing on the cake!”

About Kristina Forest

Kristina Forest is an author of romance books for young adults. Her novels include I Wanna Be Where You Are, Now That I've Found You and Zyla & Kai. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing at The New School, and she can often be found rearranging her bookshelf. 
 

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