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We've Always Got New York is the second book in Jill Knapp's What Happens to Men series and picks up after Amalia returns to Manhattan from her trip to Brazil . The summary says: "Fresh off the plane, Amalia's feeling anxious and unresolved; left alone to pick up the pieces and deal with the repercussions of choosing her own path over Michael. Without an apartment, without a job, and starting to wonder if she's even without a best friend, she finds herself holding on tightly to the one thing she is familiar with, New York City. Sometimes you have to let go of who you were to become who you will be..." We've Always Got New York is out in November 2014.




What Happens to Men When They Move to Manhattan - Jill Knapp (2014)

Amalia has moved to New York to do a master's degree. She's sharing a nice apartment in West Village with two roommates and has a lovely caring boyfriend in Nicholas. But she is somewhat besotted with fellow classmate Michael. He has a girlfriend, though, and Amalia spends a lot of time trying to convince her best friend Cassie that she's not actually in love with him at all. With relatable characters and an easy writing style, this is a story about a girl trying to map out her future and decide whether she has found the right guy or not. There are no earth-shattering events but this doesn't detract from the book at all, in fact it only reinforces its strength as an authentic reflection of real life for those in their early 20s. Readers who like heroines who show a bit of spirit will embrace the ending, with the promise of more of Amalia's story to come in a future book. The oddest part was the title itself - taken from a brief reference within the story - which didn't truly reflect what you get within the pages at all.



What Happens to Men When They Move to Manhattan? is the debut novel from The Huffington Post blogger Jill Knapp. The New York-set story - the first in a series - was self-published in 2013 under the title Chase. The summary says: "Life in the city gives 23-year-old Amalia Hastings a ride she is not expecting. As she tries to find her way on the little island that never sleeps, she discovers she has a harder time navigating through life then she does the streets of Greenwich Village. She thought she had everything she wanted - a new apartment in Manhattan, a first-rate education at NYU, a group of trusted friends and Nicholas, a boyfriend who she once believed was her soul-mate. But somehow, it isn't enough. Stumbling through her relationships, Amalia encounters Michael. An attractive classmate who quickly moves from being one of her close friends, to an inconsistent friend-with-benefits. After all, the only thing consistent about New York is its beauty. Amalia is essentially torn between two men, and Michael is torn between two women. Her best friend Cassandra is being strung along by her "boyfriend", Bryce, and even her friend Olivia is having a secret relationship. After getting terribly lost searching for love in all the wrong places, Amalia finds herself asking - what happens to men when they move to Manhattan?"

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