Book details
- Authors: Phoenix Zaoku Olen, Zieozi Katharine Olen
- Publisher: Pantraxxa LLC
- Genre: Teen nonfiction
- Reading age: 10 to 18 years
- Published: August 28, 2025
- Length: 307 pages (hardcover)
- Formats: Hardcover, paperback, Kindle, audiobook
- ISBN-13: 978-1967733811
- Language: English
So You’ve Got a Crush… Now What?
A Teen’s Survival Guide to Navigating Your First Crush, by Phoenix Zaoku Olen and Zieozi Katharine Olen
So You’ve Got a Crush… Now What? is a guide to first crushes written by teens for teens, by twins Phoenix Zaoku Olen and Zieozi Katharine Olen. It helps readers tell healthy excitement from unhealthy obsession and handle overthinking, rejection and heartbreak.
About the book
A first crush can feel thrilling, confusing and overwhelming all at once. It can also take over: reading every text message like a secret code, checking Instagram at 3am, and heartbreak that feels like the end of everything.
Phoenix and Zieozi Olen wrote the book they wish they had had. They share real stories, research-based insights and funny moments from their own crush disasters, in a voice that takes teen feelings seriously.
The tone is supportive and funny. It reads like real talk from people the same age, with no textbook language and no adult lecture.
Who this book is for
Teens dealing with a first crush, and the parents, relatives and friends who want to hand them something useful. Amazon lists the reading age as 10 to 18 years.
What readers will learn
- How to tell healthy excitement from unhealthy obsession
- How to manage overthinking, anxiety and social media drama
- How to get through rejection and heartbreak with self-worth intact
- How to notice when a crush is causing too much stress
- How to build confidence and set boundaries while still enjoying it
Frequently asked questions
It is a guide to handling a first crush, written by twin teen authors. It covers the difference between healthy excitement and obsession, overthinking, social media, rejection, heartbreak and boundaries.
Amazon lists the reading age as 10 to 18 years.
Twins Phoenix Zaoku Olen and Zieozi Katharine Olen, who wrote it as teens for other teens.
The hardcover edition is 307 pages.
Hardcover, paperback, Kindle and audiobook.
All formats are available on Amazon.
About the authors
Phoenix Zaoku Olen and Zieozi Katharine Olen are twin siblings and lifelong collaborators. They draw on their different interests and talents to write stories with heart, imagination and originality.
Phoenix Zaoku Olen brings a passion for fencing, coding and immersive design. He often builds entire worlds through creative printing and Roblox game development.
Zieozi Katharine Olen is a versatile artist who loves ballet, singing, narration and drawing. Her work blends vivid imagery with lyrical storytelling.
