Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood Business everyone tries to maintain a

everyone tries to maintain a lighthearted

the more I don’t care that I’m not allowed to be his friend

She initially channels her “Grand Canyon of grief” by wearing the same ugly dress for days on end—the same dress that Tiger and her mom argued about

You were rocking back on your heels

and even embarks on a quest to rescue Rhyme and Reason

Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood Business everyone tries to maintain aIn this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, life's moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallory's focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly