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She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen

23 reviews

mamaewalk's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Cute teen romcom.

I couldn’t stop grinning at the adorable romantic gesture at the end

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Drug use

lemonwrlds's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Grief, Abandonment, Alcohol, Biphobia, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Outing, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Biphobia, Sexism, Outing, Vomit, Sexual content, Misogyny, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Classism, Bullying, and Alcohol

cinnamonandpancakes's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book was a lot of fun! I read it all in one sitting, not necessarily because I couldn't put it down but because I was having too much fun to want to. Scottie and Irene are both great fun, and their friends are too.

This isn't pushing the bounds of literature by any means, some of the prose is clunky in places, and the plot is pretty silly, but the characters feel very vibrant and reading this felt very much like watching a teen romcom. That is to say, delightful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Alcohol

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Drug use, Bullying, and Car accident

Belittling of cheerleading as a sport

A plot point revolves around an antagonist accusing a main character of faking being gay for diversity points. Another plot point is around perceived infidelity, though no infidelity occurs.

atsuanna's review

funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The bribing to start the fake dating was uncomfortable to me & definitely not the silly little way I craved man </3 It felt like there was no progress for a while so the character development took so long for a short book like this and the MC annoyed me sometimes? Because it’s so short and we spend so much time trying to put human decency into the mc’s head we don’t get a lot of romance. Which I actually preferred because Irene deserved better but! It was cute, definitely campy sometimes ( which I loved ) and I loved Irene + Danielle. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Outing, and Alcohol

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

Moderate: Car accident, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Alcohol, Vomit, and Drug use

amiraqualls's review

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Drug use

mayo_confessionary's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A good breakup book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Drug use, and Alcohol

readwithsophsx's review

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Drug use

genny's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this cover to cover in a few hours. The writing style is very blunt and plain, which was kind of off-putting especially after reading books with more evocative/lyrical prose. Like, the narration just went "I did this thing. My hair is this color. My friend is this race." ...if you get what I mean. 😅 Fortunately, I still found myself invested in the story. And Irene. I was there for her 100%. She brooked no nonsense and was always quick to clarify things, in stark contrast to Scottie's tendency to overthink.

I felt some secondhand embarrassment over Scottie's lovey-dovey "let's all embrace and talk about our feelings" family because that's not a dynamic I relate to (I was praying for the long-winded intervention to stop, haha), even though it's nice to see that kind of supportive environment in a YA book. Homophobia is discussed but it isn't a problem that stems from either of the main characters' friends and family. There's queer Catholic rep, too! I'm not religious myself but I am a queer person living in a very religious country, so I appreciated that.

Because Scottie was such a (self-aware) mess, I felt that the third act veered into melodrama. The tow truck thing was especially frustrating because of how big a deal it was made out to be. Still, the story pulled itself together with an appropriately cheesy ending and it was a fun way to spend an afternoon. I'd still recommend!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit, Drug use, and Car accident

makenna_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Alcohol