It is epic to them as well, and while Zel harbors a crush on Prim, she knows that this friendship is something. Sounds awesome right, I can only imagine the people you would meet. These two take off on an epic weekly adventure with the end goal of riding all of the subway lines. Zel figures this out too and proceeds with caution slowly pulling Prim into a friendship. To say this girl is challenging is an understatement! You know as the reader someone has hurt this young woman terribly, making her build a fortress around herself to self-preservation. She inwardly hates everyone, thinking most of her peers are silly and mundane. One who rarely smiles and spends most of her time acting nonchalant and blank. Until she meets and connects with a young model, in her mother’s modeling agency. Zel has been in New York for a few months, not really developing any strong relationships or exploring her new city. Which is how she meets Prim, and an unlikely friendship develops on the subway system on NYC. She gets people for who they are, she sees past the veneers, bad attitudes, and silence. You don’t often hear that with teenagers, levelheaded, but Zel just is. This character is open, honest and level headed. Zel, is sixteen and is probably smarter and more aware than most thirty-year-olds. Her latest novel, Here’s the Thing, is a wonderfully sweet story and honest reflection from the main character, Zel.

She consistently writes amazing characters that steal your heart and dazzle your imagination. Consistency must be Emily O’Beirne’s middle name.

Here's the Thing by Emily O’Beirne