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A review by jennikreads
She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
4.25
SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY is a sapphic young adult love story between Scottie, who recently got dumped by her former teammate, and Irene, the uber popular head cheerleader. After a car accident throws the two girls together, they make a deal to date in order to make Scottie’s ex-girlfriend jealous.
I love a good fake dating story. This one is also a hate-to-love story with a lot of snarky banter. I thought the romance aspect was fun and definitely filled with all the emotions of a high school romance. This one was a joy to read.
I did find it weird that the “villain” character seemed to be the only person in this small Georgia town that had a problem with homosexuality. It was even stranger, because she seemed to constantly be trying to use the main characters’ sexualities as bargaining chips against them, but it didn’t really hold any weight since this is magically the only southern town without homophobes. I’d love that to be reality, but it’s not and it felt a little disjointed because of that.
It was nice to see the book deal with some heavy topics in a well thought out way. I think it’s important for teens especially, to see that toxic relationships and emotional abuse are also present in same-sex relationships. And the space the author gave for this to be discussed and dealt with was nice to see.
I love a good fake dating story. This one is also a hate-to-love story with a lot of snarky banter. I thought the romance aspect was fun and definitely filled with all the emotions of a high school romance. This one was a joy to read.
I did find it weird that the “villain” character seemed to be the only person in this small Georgia town that had a problem with homosexuality. It was even stranger, because she seemed to constantly be trying to use the main characters’ sexualities as bargaining chips against them, but it didn’t really hold any weight since this is magically the only southern town without homophobes. I’d love that to be reality, but it’s not and it felt a little disjointed because of that.
It was nice to see the book deal with some heavy topics in a well thought out way. I think it’s important for teens especially, to see that toxic relationships and emotional abuse are also present in same-sex relationships. And the space the author gave for this to be discussed and dealt with was nice to see.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Vomit