Jess Rothenberg scrive per giovani adulti, addentrandosi nei complessi paesaggi emotivi dell'adolescenza. Il suo lavoro è caratterizzato da onestà e intuizione sull'esperienza adolescenziale, permettendo ai lettori di connettersi profondamente con i personaggi e i loro percorsi. Attraverso narrazioni avvincenti, cattura non solo eventi esterni, ma anche la vita interiore dei giovani, creando storie che risuonano a lungo dopo l'ultima pagina. Il suo romanzo d'esordio per adolescenti dimostra il suo talento nel creare esperienze letterarie memorabili.
If I'd known right then that this was the kid who would grow up to break my heart beyond repair, maybe I would've stayed upstairs on the phone with Tess. Maybe I would've gone to bed early. Maybe I would've begged my parents to take me with them - even though those doctor dinners are pretty much the boringest things ever. But I didn't know.
Welcome to the Kingdom, a dazzling fantasy theme park where 'happily ever after' is not just a promise, but a rule . . . The Kingdom is a place where technology helps dreams come to life. Formerly extinct species roam the park, and twelve beautiful 'Fantasists' - half-human, half-android princesses - entertain visitors and make wishes come true. But this fairytale ends in murder, and now Ana, one of the twelve Fantasists, is in the dock after finding herself experiencing emotions and romantic feelings against all her programming . . .Told through court testimony, interrogation records and fragmented flashbacks, The Kingdom by Jess Rothenberg has the futuristic appeal of Westworld and the twists and turns of a true-crime thriller.
Die 15-jährige Aubrie glaubt fest daran, dass sie in Jakob die große Liebe gefunden hat. Doch dann sagt er: „Ich liebe dich nicht.“ Dieser Satz bricht Aubrie das Herz – im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes. Urplötzlich steht sie im Himmel und sieht alle von oben: ihre Familie, ihre Freunde und ihre erste Liebe. Was sie sieht, ist viel schlimmer, als sie befürchtet hat: Jakob scheint sie nicht nur betrogen zu haben, er hatte auch eine Menge Geheimnisse vor ihr. Und alle wussten davon. Wie konnte sie so blind sein? Nur mit der Hilfe von Patrick, ihrem himmlischen Lotsen, kann Aubrie loslassen und die echte, ewige Liebe kennenlernen. Ein ironischer Blick aus dem Himmel auf die Schwierigkeiten beim Erwachsenwerden.