Final Draft: Step Beyond Your Comfort Zone

Written by Riley Redgate

Narrated by Mariand Torres

Laila Piedra doesn’t drink, doesn’t smoke, and definitely doesn’t sneak into the 21-and-over clubs on the Lower East Side. The only sort of risk Laila enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her she has a special talent. But three months before graduation, Laila’s number one fan is replaced by Nadiya Nazarenko, a Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist who sees nothing at all special about Laila’s writing.

A growing obsession with gaining Nazarenko’s approval—and fixing her first-ever failing grade—leads to a series of unexpected adventures. Soon Laila is discovering the psychedelic highs and perilous lows of nightlife, and the beauty of temporary flings and ambiguity. But with her sanity and happiness on the line, Laila must figure out if enduring the unendurable really is the only way to greatness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Abrams Books
• Release date: Jun 12, 2018
• ISBN: 9781683354420

Reviews for Final Draft

[Lauren · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Might have enjoyed this more were the chapters in order.

[Ayesha · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This Audiobook is difficult to follow. Finishes then starts again.

[Kate · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The chapters are not in order. Very confusing. Big yikes.

[Sara Lilla Pete · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I just picked it up not knowing what to expect, and now I have a new favorite book.

[Chaotic Virgo · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Cute, light YA. The audiobook felt like a lot of yelling. Or the narrator just kept reading in the same tone. It was exhausting. So I read the epub halfway through and enjoyed it far more. The writing is good sometimes, but the friendships weren’t all that interesting to me. Which is a bummer because I look for well written friendships in YA. Friends who are not just alleys to show off good writing.

[Becca Bauer · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

The chapters were all out of order which made reading this a pain. There is no ending or at least, I couldn't piece it all together. Laila lacked and was rather annoying. The narrator seemed like she was yelling the entire time. Overall, not the greatest audiobook/story