My Reviewįirst of all, I want to make this clear: I’m always down for LGBTQ+ novels, especially in the YA genre, so the fact that this book falls in that category has nothing to do with my overall view of the storyline, characters, setting, ect. In short, this is a classic high school prom romance with a bit of a twist. (Book cover and description taken from Goodreads) Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams. But Mack is also in the running for queen. She’s smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. There’s nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. until she’s reminded of her school’s scholarship for prom king and queen. But it’s okay - Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.īut when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz’s plans come crashing down. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams.Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz.īut Mack is also in the running for queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to college. until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down.

But Liz has an escape plan to attend an uber-elite college, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor. Liz has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed town. Becky Albertalli meets Jenny Han in a smart, hilarious, black girl magic, own voices rom-com by fantastic debut talent, Leah Johnson.

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