On the Fence

Name: On the Fence
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Kasie West
ISBN: 9780063704459

Author: Kasie West

Narrator: Shannon McManus

Unabridged: 6 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 10/06/2026

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes, Girls & Women

Synopsis

Perfect for fans of Lynn Painter and Jenny Han, this contemporary rom-com looks at what happens when the tomboy falls for the boy next door from acclaimed author Kasie West.Charlie Reynolds can win any game.Raised by a single dad and three older brothers, she’s used to outrunning, outscoring, and outwitting everyone in her life—including her longtime neighbor and honorary fourth brother, Braden—just to feel like one of the boys.But she doesn’t know the first thing about being a girl.When she starts working at a boutique to pay off a speeding ticket, she finds herself in a strange world of makeup, lace, and BeDazzlers.Boys seem to like the new, girly Charlie, but she’s not so sure. At night, she starts talking to Braden through their shared fence. It’s the only place she can be herself, whoever that is.Then she starts falling for Braden. Hard. Charlie has always competed to win, but for the first time in her life, this isn’t a game she can risk losing.

About Kasie West

Kasie West is the author of many YA novels, including The Fill-In Boyfriend, P.S. I Like You, Lucky in Love, and Listen to Your Heart. Her books have been named ALA-YALSA Quick Picks, Junior Library Guild selections and ALA-YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults books. In the summer months you can often find Kasie on the California Coast with her family escaping the heat of the Central Valley. Visit her online at www.kasiewest.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer on October 28, 2014

4:30 am and now I can finally sleep. Don't bother starting this unless you can finish it all in one sitting. So good! I laughed, I cried, I swooned! I am so jealous of lucky girls that have had boys next door. I have seriously always wanted one. I feel totally gipped that I never had a Braden! Charl......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on June 01, 2015

This was really cute! I loved the family dynamic and how Charlie evolved as a character throughout the book. I also loved her and Braden's late night fence talks and how their romance bloomed. However, I felt like most of the characters, especially the brothers, weren't fleshed out and the story end......more

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on January 11, 2022

I’m absolutely terrified about writing a review to this book. All I know is that the writer should never write a sequel to this book, especially one set a decade into the future. It’s a sweet love story that might mean that the protagonists in all likelihood peaked out early in life. The words went b......more

Goodreads review by emma on June 26, 2019

Kasie West and I are NOT FRIENDS. Normally at the beginning of a review like this, I would write something like “Kasie West and I have a complicated relationship.” But it’s not that complicated. It’s mostly that she keeps writing books with charming synopses and cute covers, and I keep getting sucked......more

Goodreads review by jessica on May 23, 2019

out of all of kasie wests books, i for sure thought this was going to be the one to steal my heart. i mean, the whole 'falling for the boy next door' is my absolute favourite trope of all time. i adore stories about childhood friends/neighbours becoming more. so it makes me sad that this particular......more