A review by booksdogsandcoffee
She Gets the Girl by Alyson Derrick, Rachael Lippincott

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad 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

4.25

This was such a fun, witty, adorable friends to lovers college romance. Rachael and Alyson are an amazing writing duo with amazing flow. The story really struck a cord with me especially because it not only focuses on the romance aspect, but it deals with two very different mother daughter relationships/traumas.

Freshman Alex needs to prove to her long distance kind of girlfriend that she isn't a player. Molly is trying to prove to herself that she can be a new person and not socially awkward like she was in high school. After a chance befriending and seeing how hopelessly Molly flirts with the girl she likes Alex comes up with a plan.. She will show Natalie that she can be friends and help people, by helping Molly get her girl. But what Alex doesn't expect is to fall for that very same girl along the way.

I related to Molly and her mom a lot, because like Molly my mom and I were attached at the umbilical cord. Her and I had to go through much of what they had to go through to learn that living our own lives is an ok thing.

The biggest issue I had with the book was the internalized racism that Molly's mom Beth had for being Asian. I thought it could have been resolved a little better. But it doesn't impact how much I liked the story.
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