Review: The Next Together by Lauren James

The Next Together by Lauren James (reading copy) - How many times can you lose the person you love?

Katherine and Matthew are destined to be born again and again, century after century. Each time, their presence changes history for the better, and each time, they fall hopelessly in love, only to be tragically separated.

Spanning the Crimean War, the Siege of Carlisle and the near-future of 2019 and 2039 they find themselves sacrificing their lives to save the world. But why do they keep coming back? What else must they achieve before they can be left to live and love in peace?

Maybe the next together will be different... From Goodreads.

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Sex in Teen Lit Month II - Lauren James: The Need for Sex in YA

I'm excited that, today, Lauren James, YA author of The Next Together, is stopping by on my blog to discuss the need for sex in YA.

When I was twelve I googled sex on my Dad’s computer, checking nervously over my shoulder to make sure no one saw. I found pornography. It was horrifiying- all pink, shiny and loud. I closed it all, and didn’t google sex again. But I was still curious. I understood the mechanics of sex, but what was it like? How did it make you feel - happy, fragile, relaxed, stressed? What were you supposed to talk about before, after? What was sex like?

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