Tessa in Love

by Kate le Vann

A powerful, beautifully told, and heart-wrenching tale of young love.Tessa has always been "the quiet one," while her best friend, Matty, is outgoing and constantly has boys flocking around her. But when Tessa falls in love for the first time at 16, everything changes. Tessa finds a soul mate in Wolfie, a committed green activist, and she grows more confident and outspoken every day. She also begins to look at the world differently. . . But just when their love is at its strongest, tragedy strikes. How will she ever be able to cope?

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Teen, Contemporary

176 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Nicolle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this book I went through all emotions known to man with Tessa. When she fell in love with Wolfie it was amazing to her, like feeling she had never felt before, but on recieveing the news thathe had died she felt devastated, and many of us who have lost someone we love can relate to this. I was crying at this point and felt an anger at the author, how could she do this to Wolfie. I had to remind myself that it was a book.
The plot was well thought out and the charcters true to form. Overall making this book a pleasure to read. I could read this book again and again and still feel the shock that went through Tessa.

[Alessandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

'Love is the last thing we need right now, Tessa,’ Matty said.
As the credits rolled, we were both in a drippy, hopeless kind of state, having laughed at the cheesiness of the movie for as long as we could, and then fallen for it anyway. As usual.
‘But why?’ I said loudly, sounding a bit like I was going to burst into song. ‘I want it. And you’re in love anyway. Lee is perfect for you and he’s not going to die in a sword fight.’
‘No, but…’
‘He’s seriously cute.’
‘Well, yeah, but…’

I picked up the Italian translation of Tessa in Love by Kate Le Vann from the library. It's a sweet love story between Tessa and Wolfie.

Tessa has always been 'the quiet one', while her best friend, Matty, is outgoing and constantly has boys flocking around her. But when Tessa falls in love for the first time at sixteen, everything changes. She finds a soulmate in Wolfie, a committed green activist, and grows more confident and outspoken every day. She also begins to look at the world differently… everything seems better with Wolfie at her side.

Tessa and Wolfie's romance is sweet, but sad - this is NOT a book with a happy ending, although the covers make it look like a frivolous YA novel. It's actually sweet, sad, and full of feeling. I'm glad I picked up this book, even though the ending made me very sad.

[Iona Sinclair · Rating 3 out of 5]

In many ways, i should have given this book five stars, but i just couldn't. I felt really close to the main character - Tessa - as her situation is similar to my own, and i found myself agreeing to most of what she was saying. Despite this, theres just something about this book that irritates me. The majority of the book was fine, but the ending seemed very sudden, and rushed, with the climax being told in about five words of direct speech. I felt that the book could have been slightly longer, to allow time to explain what had happened better, and deliver it more imaginatively. Overall, though, worth reading.

[Leandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sometimes you think this girl is feeling inadequate but that's ok, anyways, the book is quite well written, it's like you can put oneself in the position of the protagonist. It's not a normal lovestory, it's a lovestory you're still thinking of a few days after you had read it. You're lost in dreams how it would be if you fell in love thus deeply and have a relationship thus strong.Ok I know this sentence and the one I've written about putting oneself .. are contradictory, but this is the way I am feeling about the book.

[Captain I · Rating 2 out of 5]

Why would you write an ending like that? Why?

Why set up a good book with lovable characters just to do THAT?

This is the second time Kate Le Vann's done this to me. Otherwise it would've got more stars.

[Nicolle · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the very few books to make me cry, very moving.

[Kate Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful

[Nana17 · Rating 5 out of 5]

so, first impression, i thought this book was like most of my sister's(sex and drama), and the fact that it will be around a guy called wolfie, was a bit too much for me, and in the last days i found it hard to come back reading.
but my sister whined, again i must say, for me to read a book from this author, so i found free time and started to read.
as the first one, the love story is sweet, you enjoy the sweetness of their relationship, and feel happy. and it reminded me the fun of reading.
but.
there a big but.
not that i didnt enjoy the book, there was one charecter that got on my nerves.
and it was matty.
see, i saw right away that tessa had social anxity, and when i read matty's behavior, i got so raging, because you can see she is the main reason for tessa's anxity, but tessa doesent see it.
i myself have social anxity, and had many people that i thought were my best-friends that made that anxity so awful that im afriad of people or making friends, and just reading how tessa was behaving because of the anxity, and how matty treated it, it made me mad, really mad.

and she just happan to change because she started dating someone else.
like, i guess she was nicer at the end before the turning point, but i think it was because she was busy with her boyfriend, and after the turning pioint she was kind of nice, but i think becouse of what happaned. in all i cant belive she was acting like a dick and got away with it.

and then... the unexpected part.
making me remember why i hate reading, and why there's no book with a sweet-sugery couple with a good ending.

[Patrícia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Por lado não consigo perceber, a moral da história deste livro, nem sei como uma autora é capaz de fazer um final destes num livro catalogado como Literatura Juvenil. Mas por outro, acredito que haja por este mundo fora imensas Tessa's que passaram por o mesmo que ela, e não é algo que se deseje a ninguém, nem de certo fácil de ultrapassar, porque embora se diga que o tempo cura tudo, tudo aquilo que vivemos nestas idades, é o que de mais marcante fica na nossa vida.

[Leila Osman · Rating 5 out of 5]

very touching cried a lot

[Kasandra Setrakova · Rating 5 out of 5]

וואו, אני מאוהבת בספרים שלה!
הסיפור הוא סיפור קליל וחמוד על אהבת נעורים כ"כ טהורה ומקסימה.
פשוט סכרת.. ואז בווום.

נהנתי ממש, זו נובלה מקסימה 😍

[Hana · Rating 4 out of 5]

I told you, I finished Things I know About Love yesterday, and I actually kinda predict the ending for this book.....But it still got me sobbing real hard 😭.....I didn't even cry yesterday cause I'm too shocked, but somehow today, for this book, even though I already predicted it, it made me cry harder 😭......I don't know, its just, I felt like I'm the one that lose Wolfie.....it is really hurt me😞

Good job to the author for making me cry and sobbed real bad today 👏.....I have not read any books recently that made me cry, but this book managed to make me cry real hard + sobbing.....glad that I finally read this book after putting it on my shelf for 2 years 🤭

[Edi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book in about 2 days and found myself relating to the main character. It’s a sweet story of a girl who’s on the edge of adulthood and independence, about her finding love and confidence in herself. The characters are well thought out and developed which left me feeling quite attached to Tessa and Wolfie’s relationship. I found myself crying through the last pages, angry at how Kate le Vann could write such a caring and thoughtful character just to kill him off in five words. Overall I loved it and would recommend to anyone who fancies a bit of meaningful light reading :)

[Joanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Taka bardziej obyczajówka niż romans, chociaż teoretycznie tytuł powinien wskazywać na romans.
Cóż, w skrócie opowiada o Tessie, która przeżywa swoją pierwszą miłość, a wybrankiem jej serca jest Wolfie. O jej rozterkach, przyjaciołach i przygodach.

Zakończenie natomiast nieco zepsuło przebieg fabuły,chociaż było przeze mnie w pewien sposób przewidziane, bo historia była wcześniej nieco zbyt pozytywna.
Ocena :4/5

[Peruth Samantha]

The book seems nice when you are just beginning you never even imagine the book will end that way . well I think the ending reminds me of ibiza summer I actually thought the book will end better for I wanted a book that would console me from the sadness of the former but this one makes things even worse I didn't get any predictions of Wolfie dying it was sooooo sad

[Urooba Atraba]

The story is amazing that I read it within a day but hate the way the author dragged the story towards ends within a few pages. Hate the end of the story. it could have better than that. I was expecting any lesson after the tragedy but unfortunately, none was there.

[Tessa Stephens · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this in my early teens as it had my name in the title, when books don't often have someone called Tessa! I read most of it in one night and cried so much! The book takes me back to when I first read it over 15 years ago, may have even been my first step into romance reading!

[Tasnim Naicker · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this book from the beginning I couldn't put the book down. I am just very upset about how it ended I literally cried I felt the pain of Tessa and felt she deserved a happy ending. The author should have really changed the ending.

[Kasandra Setrakova · Rating 5 out of 5]

וואו, אני מאוהבת בספרים שלה!
הסיפור הוא סיפור קליל וחמוד על אהבת נעורים כ"כ טהורה ומקסימה.
פשוט סכרת.. ואז בווום.

נהנתי ממש, זו נובלה מקסימה 😍

[MusokaSakebi · Rating 4 out of 5]

C'è un bel colpo di scena... ecco perchè è così maledettamente unico questo libro... colpo di scena drammatico, ma questa storia parla dell'amore vero, unico e stupendo

[Jasia Hameed · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is one of the most sentimental novels I've ever read. Wonderfully written... I'm glad I read this treasure.

[Tina Surch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book, page turner, funny, emotional and sweet although a little heartbreaking in the end

[Sara G · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought I wasn't going to cry, I really thought I wasn't going to cry, I'm an adult now, but still, like when I was a 12 year old, I was bawling by the end...

[Sar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing

[Kelsy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this book with all my life do sad

[alynna · Rating 2 out of 5]

A basic, generic type of ‘young love’. It’s not bad though

[Cabbagepuff134 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really good romantic story the thing I didn’t want to happen did

[Silvia Natari · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Love is the last thing we need right now, Tessa," Matty said.

"...Kita sudah melewati terlalu banyak kalau kau mau memutuskanku begitu saja dengan menghindar"
Aku tidak bergerak.
"Aku belum memutuskanmu" kataku.
Wolfie keluar dari tenda dan berjalan mendekat.
"Kau berpaling dariku" ujarnya.
"Aku tidak tahu apakah kau mau bicara denganku atau tidak."
"Aku selalu ingin bicara denganmu."
"Aku tidak tahu apa yang kuinginkan."
"Aku idiot," katanya. "Aku membiarkan teman-temanku membuat temanmu kesal. Kenapa kau tidak meninggalkanku saja? Aku tahu kau membenciku. Benar,kan?"
"Kau tidak marah padaku?"
"Apa aku bercanda? Aku? Raja para brengsek?"
"Well, ya, aku memang marah padamu..." kataku.
"Tentu saja kau marah," tukas Wolfie.
....
"Aku tidak mau kau mengubah apa pun pada dirimu, dan aku mau kau tahu aku bersedia mengubah semua pada diriku agar kau kembali. Aku sudah baru sekarang. Aku modern!" ujar Wolfie.

That's just one of my favorite dialogue between Tessa and Wolfie.
This's the first novel by Kate le Vann that i've read. And viola, I love this damn:-) Actually, i don't like so much translation novel version because the sentence that sometimes not into but this is different, from first until finished I love to read it.

I love Wolfie, he's really charming, kindful, sensitive and powerful man. I love the way he love Tessa. Damn, Tes you're the lucky one.
But, I'm so sad for the ending :-( Why, Wolfie must die? I'm crying, honestly. I'm crying for Tessa;-( Because, this story is too sweet but sadly ending:(

I think I must hunting for Kate le Vann another novel. OK, here's some quote that I found.

"Aku tidak ingin berhenti memelukmu"
"Jangan berhenti." kataku.

Tidak sekalipun dalam hidupmu kau telah memastikan untuk sesuatu. Tidak sekali pun kau membuang waktumu dengan orang yang tidak pantas untukmu atau siapa pun yang memnurutmu bukan orang paling keren yang pernah hidup. kau selalu punya itu, tapi kau dulu khawatir tidak akan pernah jatuh cinta. Tapi sekafrang kau jatuh cinta."

"Ada beberapa orang, kurasa, yang tidak merasakan hal itu. Kau tahu, yang tidak pernah begitu jatuh cinta. Kau benar-benar jatuh cinta, kau salah satu yang beruntung"

Check this out soon for the complete story. Recommended for you who like a sweet romantic story.

[Yola NY · Rating 4 out of 5]

another sad-ending novel from kate le vann...

maniiiiss bangeett hubungan Tessa dan wolfie di sini. apalagi pas mereka lagi LDR-an, si wolfie yang harus pergi ke Peru selama musim panas. mereka surat2an, telpon2an, dan email2an. di sini, jelas banget mereka itu saling mencintai satu sama lain. huaa,, jarang2 aku baca novel luar yang tipe cowoknya kayak wolfie gini, tipe cowok yang setia abis..!

suka deh pokoknya!

tapi, well, kecewa sekali lagi. oke deh, sebelumnya baca novel kate le vann yang judulnya "things i know about love", mungkin endingnya emang nggak bakalan happy, soalnya di awal cerita kan udah ketauan tokoh ceweknya itu ngidap leukimia. lah, ini? si wolfie kelihatan banget segar bugar gitu (aktivis sih), tapi ujung2nya malah meninggal ditabrak di Peru? duuh, emang novel2 kate le vann harus sad ending semua ya?

yaah,, ngarepnya sih ada akhir yg bahagia bt Tessa-Wolfie. huhu, sedih banget pas wolfie nya meninggal. apalagi pas baca surat wolfie ke mamanya, yang diforward mamanya ke Tessa :'(

[Taylor .. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book actually made me cry. Now I'm not one of those people who cry at silly love stories or when people get married. I actually hardly ever cry, but 'Tessa In Love' has a heart-breaking twist. Maybe because I could relate to this book, I'm around the same age as Tessa and so therefore I knew how much I would have cherished to have a guy like Wolfie.


It's a super easy read. I got through it in less than a week, and just wish that I could have seen more of the relationship between Tessa and Wolfie grow.... But of course that ideas destroyed after the horrible HORRIBLE twist.

I'm actually kind of questioning now whether I should really give the book 4*. Can I love and hate this book all at the same time?