A review by goblingirlreads
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

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

5.0

CRYING TEARS OF JOY AT THE END OF THIS BOOK 😭😭😭
okay, let me honest. I said I wasn't going to read any more contemporary books about teens in high school falling in love and preparing for college. I was just tired of that story. But then this book was chosen for one of my sapphic book clubs and I had heard such good things about it so I decided to give it a try. I was NOT disappointed. Leah Johnson has given a master class on how to write a contemporary YA book about a kid falling in love and preparing for college. She made the story feel fresh, like I hadn't read anything like it before. Liz Lighty was the perfect protagonist. We got to watch her grow into herself throughout the book and by the end you just want everything to go right for her. Mack/Amanda...um...who wishes they had a crush like that on high school *raises hand* and all the side characters were fully realized perfect and flawed. The family dynamics were on point. At this point I'm just raving at this book's excellence. I loved it and I hope you will too!
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