lilyp7 's review for:

Smash It! by Francina Simone
4.0

I received this book from NetGalley in exchange of an honest review.

After showing up to an Halloween party in khaki shorts and a hoodie, Olivia, "Liv", decides it's time to change her life and she does a F*ck-it-list. She will try to be bold, to overcome her shyness, to do things she wanted to do but was afraid to try and to become a more confident person.
So Liv decides to say "Yes". Yes to try out for the school musical, like she always wanted to do and after that first scary steps she realizes new doors and opportunities are ready for her. Like making new friends, flirting with a cute guy, discovering herself and what she wants. But being bold means also doing mistakes, above all when her heart starts pulling her in three different directions, when the friendship with her two best friends becomes more and more complicated by love and misunderstanding and what also could happen to her?

I really like Smash it! Liv is so relatable, funny and shy and the way she decides to step out of her comfort zone, becoming more and more confident, overcoming her insecurities, is beautiful and empowering. Her friendship with Lennox and Jackie , so funny and outspoken, and with Eli and Drè, so truly sweet and intense and I love their bickering, silent language. The relationship between characters, the gossips, the empowering, everything is so funny and amazing.

Smash it! is a book about overcoming your fears, being brave and bold, learning from your mistakes and loving yourself.