There were real scenarios that I have experienced for myself. We watch their friendship grow into a relationship into figuring out where they truly stand with each other.Īll of the characters first semester was a complete mess while they were still trying to figure out who to befriend and who to crush on. The only person he knows is Phoebe because they went to high school together. Now he has to learn to make new friends and where he fits in. This was told from two POVs, Luke and Phoebe. It wasn’t just a warm and fuzzy typical YA. What amazed me was the realistic aspects of it. I feel like Freshman just let me experience what my first year of college would have been if I went off to a university. As the women on campus determine to expose the team and shut down the account, Luke and Phoebe find themselves grappling with confusing feelings and wondering how they’ll ever make it through freshman year. Rumors swirl about the Wall of Shame, a secret text chain run by Luke’s soccer team, filled with compromising photos of girls. Just when things start looking up (and Phoebe and Luke start hooking up), drama looms on the horizon. In fact, being on a soccer team is the only thing that stays the same.

Luke didn’t set out to redefine himself, but as soon as he arrives on campus, he finds himself dumping his long-term long-distance girlfriend. Convenient: the only person from her high school also going to York is her longtime crush, Luke. And she’ll be totally different: cooler, prettier, smarter. On her own, discovering new things, no curfew. Summary: A laugh-out-loud, realistic portrayal of a freshman year in college for fans of Girls and Broad City.

Freshmen by tom ellen