You Can Go Your Own Way

Written by Eric Smith

Narrated by Sunil Malhotra and Natalie Naudus

"A sweetly charming love story that leaves the reader with a lasting sense of hope.” —Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything and The Sun Is Also a Star

"The perfect novel to snuggle up with.” —Emily Henry, New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read

A heartwarming and thoughtful enemies-to-lovers rom-com about two teens—one trying to save his family's failing pinball arcade, the other working for her tech genius dad who wants to take it over—who get trapped together in a snowstorm.

Adam Stillwater is in over his head. But the pinball arcade is the only piece of his dad that Adam has left, and he’s determined to protect it from Philadelphia’s newest tech mogul, who wants to turn it into another one of his cold, lifeless gaming cafés.

Whitney Mitchell doesn’t know how she got here. Her parents split up. Her boyfriend dumped her. And now she’s spending her senior year running social media for her dad’s chain of super successful gaming cafés—which mostly consists of trading insults with that decrepit old pinball arcade across town.

But when a huge snowstorm hits, Adam and Whitney find themselves trapped inside the arcade. Cut off from their families, their worlds, and their responsibilities, the tension between them seems to melt away, leaving something else in its place. But what happens when the storm ends?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Harlequin Audio
• Release date: Nov 2, 2021
• ISBN: 9781488211836

Eric Smith

Eric Smith is a literary agent and the author of The Geek’s Guide to Dating, The Girl and the Grove, Don’t Read the Comments, and You Can Go Your Own Way. He lives with his wife and son in Philadelphia.

Reviews for You Can Go Your Own Way

[Summer Doster · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

You Can Go Your Own Way follows the POVs of Adam, who runs his late father's pinball arcade, and Whitney, who runs the social media for her dad's esports cafes. The two are ex-friends and maintain a social media feud, but when a snowstorm hits, Adam and Whitney find themselves trapped inside the arcade. This is a heartfelt story about friendship, grief, and and pursing your dreams for yourself. There are also some great arcade and band references here, especially for those 90s music lovers. Great read!

[Deanna Dykes · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This one was a cute read. I do feel like it was on the younger side of the YA spectrum than what I normally like. There was a lot of drama between Whitney and her friends. Definitely not for me at my age (34) but I’m sure younger, age appropriate readers will enjoy! I did feel for Adam and his feelings for his father. Overall a decent read!