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Some people live their entire lives without changing their perspective. For Allison Dennis, all it takes is 180 seconds… After a life spent bouncing from one foster home to the next, Allison is determined to keep others at arm’s length. Adopted at sixteen, she knows better than to believe in the permanence of anything. But as she begins her third year in college, she finds it increasingly difficult to disappear into the white noise pouring from her earbuds. One unsuspecting afternoon, Allison is roped into a social experiment just off campus. Suddenly, she finds herself in front of a crowd, forced to interact with a complete stranger for 180 seconds. Neither she, nor Esben Baylor, the dreamy social media star seated opposite her, is prepared for the outcome. When time is called, the intensity of the experience overwhelms Allison and Esben in a way that unnerves and electrifies them both. With a push from her oldest friend, Allison embarks on a journey to find out if what she and Esben shared is the real thing—and if she can finally trust in herself, in others, and in love. |
“I know Jessica Park's way with words, and yet with every new book, she takes me on another delicious roller coaster ride of emotions. I'm honestly a bit lost for words right now.”—SpoilerGirl6277
“She's done it again! As always, this was perfectly touching and tender without feeling contrived.”—C. Jessop
“It's not often that I leave 5 star reviews for books, that is of course unless I feel they are rightfully warranted, and this is definitely one of those instances. What I love most about Jessica Park's books is that you're not just getting your typical young adult, romance novel. Once you dive in and she starts peeling back all the layers of these characters and world she has created, you cant help but get lost there.” —mge2010
“I've read books that made me feel so many emotions that I didn't think it was possible to feel more. Yet, then I pick up 180 Seconds by Jessica Park, and I'm proven wrong. I felt emotions I didn't know I had. I feel changed because of this book, and isn't that what it's all about? I feel like my heart was put through a grinder with this book, then glued back together, and is somehow stronger afterwards.”—Rebecca
“The kind [of book} that you'll find yourself rereading a third and fourth time when you least expect it. That's how incredibly gorgeous this story is. Jessica Park's words are so stunning and beautiful that in all the emotion that comes with this book, I am left feeling completely at peace immediately after I finished reading.” Autumnleavves
“She's done it again! As always, this was perfectly touching and tender without feeling contrived.”—C. Jessop
“It's not often that I leave 5 star reviews for books, that is of course unless I feel they are rightfully warranted, and this is definitely one of those instances. What I love most about Jessica Park's books is that you're not just getting your typical young adult, romance novel. Once you dive in and she starts peeling back all the layers of these characters and world she has created, you cant help but get lost there.” —mge2010
“I've read books that made me feel so many emotions that I didn't think it was possible to feel more. Yet, then I pick up 180 Seconds by Jessica Park, and I'm proven wrong. I felt emotions I didn't know I had. I feel changed because of this book, and isn't that what it's all about? I feel like my heart was put through a grinder with this book, then glued back together, and is somehow stronger afterwards.”—Rebecca
“The kind [of book} that you'll find yourself rereading a third and fourth time when you least expect it. That's how incredibly gorgeous this story is. Jessica Park's words are so stunning and beautiful that in all the emotion that comes with this book, I am left feeling completely at peace immediately after I finished reading.” Autumnleavves