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The ick

McCulloch, Holly2025
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Gem's date is looking promising. Atlas is 6'2, with blue eyes, dimples and strong hands that look like they would be at home wielding an axe. But when he says he eats soup for lunch, Gem is immediately hit with the ick. Suddenly she's painfully aware of his giant backpack that makes him look like a turtle, his colourful socks, and his hair that's just a bit too floppy. Gem, who collects icks like others collect loyalty points, is adamant that the phenomenon is her instinct kicking in, but her housemate and best friend, Shanti, disagrees, and challenges Gem to take part in a study for her psychology course: Is intuition real? Gem eventually decides to take part, but doing so means she has to break all her own rules. She sees Atlas for a second date, a third, and even a fourth, until she starts losing count. It's all for research purposes, of course - but what if the impossible happens and Gem falls for Atlas?
Main title:
The ick / Holly McCulloch.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Renegade Books, 2025.
Collation:
368 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781408748855 (pbk)
Dewey class:
823.92G
LC class:
PR6113.C3
Language:
English
BRN:
4151195
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