Text Me When You Get This is a very interesting story.
A school trip brings Nora Thomas and Claire Tucker together, an unexpected romance blossoms. Claire moves to Nora’s home town, and Claire’s best friend Ethan follows her there. What follows is a very surprising turn of events when someone ends up murdered and some secrets the should have stayed buried come to light.

This was a very intriguing story!! I had no idea what way things were going to go and did not want to put this book down! It was very easy to read and I really enjoyed the relationship dynamics between Nora and Claire. Thanks to NetGalley and Bella Books for the arc !!!

Claire Tucker seems to be friendly and welcoming when she is tour guide to Nora Thomas during a school trip to Alaska’s capital city of Juneau. Nora has some quirky edges being raised in an overly protective household and some anxiety with OCD tendencies. They both are very smart and connect quickly. The story jumps a few months to where Claire has now moved with her dad to Nora’s town of Anchorage. They have been staying in touch anticipating being able to be together. Their budding romance takes a turn when Claire’s very odd best friend Ethan shows up from Juneau claiming to be staying with a host family. I don’t want to give spoilers but he often lies and the girls find themselves in a mystery that includes a dead body.

This is YA mystery romance novel and while the story is okay I thought elements were missing in both categories. I lot of the getting to know you romance is done off the page, when the girls are waiting to move closer to each others. The little word game play doesn’t mean romance to me. And on the mystery side the teens make a lot of stupid decisions. And Ethan to me was unlikable. I get he had a hard upbringing but his treatment of Claire is incredibly poor especially when she is the only one who genuinely wants to help him. And I have a really big pet peeve of people calling you nicknames when repeatedly ask them not to. I do not find it endearing in any way.

I read this almost all in one sitting so I was engaged while reading. But the story won't stay with me long. I did like Alaska as the setting but it really could have happened anywhere.

This young adult sapphic suspense novel was an entertaining mystery, if somewhat predictable. I enjoyed the pace and never lost interest. There was plenty of mental illness rep, including OCD, panic attacks, and more. In the middle of it all was a sweet romance and developing friendship. The teenagers, Nora, Claire, and Ethan have suffered quite a bit of trauma for their age but learn how to cope. They made strong attempts at communication and growth. The end seemed to wrap up quickly, and there was an epilogue. The intimacy, aside from chaste kissing, was closed-door, which worked well for the age of our characters. The alternating points of view helped to fill in the missing pieces but also kept me guessing, as one of them briefly appeared unreliable. I gave this one 3.5 stars, rounded up. I would read more by this author.

Claire and Nora finally have the chance to be together in the same city after Claire moves from her home in Juneau to Nora's hometown in Anchorage. What Claire doesn't know is that her best friend Ethan came along to escape his abusive mother. What will happen when Nora's ex-girlfriend Amber tries to win Nora back? What is Ethan hiding? And most importantly, are any of them killers?

This LGBTQ+ romance and young adult mystery is filled with twists, suspense, and sapphic love. The chapters alternate between Claire and Nora's perspectives, giving us an insight into what each of them are thinking and feeling while they navigate all the mysteries as well as their love for one another.

I'm giving this book 2 out of 5 stars. This book was difficult to get into, the characters were not appealing to me because they all seemed flat and contradictory. As the story went on, the characters balanced out and became more likable, but still did not have much dimension. Nora and Claire didn't have much chemistry and their relationship moved at a weird pace, very hot and cold. Amber and Ethan didn't seem to have much substance outside of moving the plot along.

The mystery in this book was what made it worth the read. There are red herrings, twists, and suspense throughout the book. While there is one big mystery that takes place, the smaller mysteries along the way all lead up to the reveal at the end.

If you like plot driven mysteries, then you will enjoy this book!

Thanks to NetGalley and Bella Books for this eARC! Text Me When You Get This was a fun twisty YA novel. I loved the main characters Claire and Nora and how well they balance each other's personalities. I also love the queer and neurodivergent representation in this book. Claire moves to Anchorage and starts dating Nora when Ethan, Claire's best friend, shows up out of the blue. Soon family secrets are revealed along with a brutal murder that has everyone pointing their fingers at the trio! I thought this book was really good and I flew through it.

Wow! This book... just wow! The beginning to about 48% was good. It was easy to following was fun getting to know the characters but st 49% I could NOT put it down! I was not expecting quite a few of the twists and turns. This was so enjoyable! Thank you for the ARC copy!

This dark, atmospheric mystery kept me guessing until the end. Frances Lucas is really on to something with her YA novels.

Thank you to Bella Books and NetGalley for providing an eARC for an honest review.

Haunted by the death of her brother in childhood and her parents death by accident, Nora Thomas tries to carry on.

Cheerful, outgoing Claire Tucker met her on a school trip while serving as a student guide, and they do NOT get along to start with. But Claire finds the moody, brooding Nora mysterious.

YA novel like her other two, and is a mix of romance and mystery/suspense. It's also Canon with her other books, but you don't have to read them to get it.

I liked both heroine's, and the mystery was interesting. The twist of whom Ethan was was clever, and set up well. I also liked the cast of characters, tho I wish Amber had gotten a bit more karma.

i am rounding this up to 3.5

the opening line of the book really grips you in, wow what an opener. two ex girlfriends are on a trip to the capitol with a local called claire … until one mysteriously gets sick… and a relationship blooms between two of the girls.

although the first chapters are a little slow, the book really does draw you in and make you want to read more.

claire and norah initially think both are vastly different from each other. only to realise they are similar to each other, as their relationship grows deeper.

the book is set into two parts, set 3 months apart. this makes you want to know what occurred in the months the reader has missed.

claire’s friend, ethan turns up out of the blue, adding a air of mystery to the setting. he’s both likeable, yet unlikeable at the same time. he’s such a well written character. i enjoy how he brings the tension out in both of the girls, causing a rift in their newly formed relationship.

the mystery element comes in a little later, but really shocks you, even though it makes perfect sense. the cuteness of claire and norah’s blooming romance, makes up for the lack of mystery, at the beginning of the book. i do wish we heard ethan’s pov, instead of just claire and norah’s, it would’ve made the story more powerful for me.

if you want a book about a teenage lesbian romance and a small town’s unsolved mystery being solved, then this is the perfect book for you.

The story had a lot of potential I just would have liked more, I felt like there was something missing and no real connection with Nora and Claire. It would have been great to hear more of Ethan’s background story to really give the story more depth.