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Belly Up

Eva Darrows
Chapters (47)
  1. Cover
  2. Back Cover Text
  3. Praise
  4. About the Author
  5. Booklist
  6. Dedication
  7. Chapter One
  8. Chapter Two
  9. Chapter Three
  10. Chapter Four
  11. Chapter Five
  12. Chapter Six
  13. Chapter Seven
  14. Chapter Eight
  15. Chapter Nine
  16. Chapter Ten
  17. Chapter Eleven
  18. Part Two
  19. Chapter Twelve
  20. Chapter Thirteen
  21. Chapter Fourteen
  22. Chapter Fifteen
  23. Chapter Sixteen
  24. Chapter Seventeen
  25. Chapter Eighteen
  26. Chapter Nineteen
  27. Chapter Twenty
  28. Chapter Twenty-One
  29. Chapter Twenty-Two
  30. Chapter Twenty-Three
  31. Chapter Twenty-Four
  32. Chapter Twenty-Five
  33. Chapter Twenty-Six
  34. Chapter Twenty-Seven
  35. Chapter Twenty-Eight
  36. Chapter Twenty-Nine
  37. Chapter Thirty
  38. Chapter Thirty-One
  39. Chapter Thirty-Two
  40. Chapter Thirty-Three
  41. Chapter Thirty-Four
  42. Chapter Thirty-Five
  43. Chapter Thirty-Six
  44. Chapter Thirty-Seven
  45. Chapter Thirty-Eight
  46. Acknowledgments
  47. Excerpt from Dead Little Mean Girl by Eva Darrows

Cover

Cover image

Back Cover Text

There’s a first time for everything.

First time playing quarters.

First time spinning the bottle.

First totally hot consensual truck hookup with a superhot boy whose digits I forgot to get.

First time getting pregnant.

Surprised you with that one, didn’t I?

Surprised me, too. I’d planned to spend senior year with my bestie-slash-wifey, Devi Abrams, graduating at the top of my class and getting into an Ivy League college. Instead, Mom and I are moving in with my battle-ax of a grandmother and I’m about to start a new school and a whole new life.

Know what’s more fun than being the new girl for your senior year? Being the pregnant new girl. It isn’t awesome. There is one upside, though—a boy named Leaf Leon. He’s cute, an amazing cook and he’s flirting me up, hard-core. Too bad I’m knocked up with a stranger’s baby. I should probably mention that to him at some point.

But how?

It seems I’ve got a lot more firsts to go.

Praise

Praise for Belly Up

“An incandescent novel of humor and heart. Darrows’ writing—and her main character—sparkle with witty authenticity. You won’t want to put it down!”

—Tess Sharpe, author of Far From You

“Darrows’ deft hand at creating healthy, positive friendships and family, as well as snarky, delightful dialogue, really shine in Belly Up.... I loved this book so much.... Do yourself a favor and read it now!”

—LisH McBride, author of Hold Me Closer, Necromancer

Praise for Dead Little Mean Girl

“The macabre black humor is spot-on, while the subverted tropes rework edgy nihilism into a sniffle-inducing recognition of humanity. Another smart, savage winner from the author of The Awesome.”

—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“With precise language that rings with sincerity and wit...Darrows’ new YA novel is a seriously smart, funny, and empathetic look at how someone’s manufactured exterior might be hiding inner turmoil, and ultimately advocates for looking past labels and categories.”

—Booklist

About the Author

EVA DARROWS is the pseudonym for Hillary Monahan, the New York Times bestselling author of Mary: The Summoning and, under the Darrows name, of the critically acclaimed The Awesome and Dead Little Mean Girl. A multigenre author, Hillary writes everything from horror and comedy to SFF and romance, for young adult and adult audiences alike. 2019 sees her twelfth novel in print.

Booklist

Also available from Eva Darrows:

The Awesome

Dead Little Mean Girl

Dedication

For Greg. A sweet book for a sweet dude.

Chapter One

Chapter One