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A review by popthebutterfly
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
5.0
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Book: You Should See Me In A Crown
Author: Leah Johnson
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Black lesbian MC, lesbian love interest, sapphic read, anxiety rep in MC, 2 characters with sickle cell
Recommended For...: contemporary, LGBT+, prom reads
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 14+ (slight sexual content, racism, homophobia, bullying TW, death)
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 328
Synopsis: Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.
But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington.
The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?
Review: Oh my goodness this book was absolutely amazing! I loved Liz and I immediately fell in love with her. The book was well written and it talked about the issues children face today, mainly that college is too expensive and that scholarships and grants have become lottery like. The book addresses homophobia that is still in schools, mainly in terms of prom. Most schools do not allow for same sex couples to attend together, disallow female presenting people to wear tuxes and male presenting people to wear dresses, and disallow female presenting people to run for king and male presenting to run for queen. The book also showed racism through the main antagonist and in how people talked about Liz’s natural hair. I also loved that the book talked about sickle cell, had two characters with sickle cell, and had an anxiety rep. The romance between Liz and Mack was so cute and I loved both of them.
The only issue I had with the book is that the main antagonist wasn’t properly punished. It sadly reflects the real world, but I wanted her racist homophobic ass to suffer so much.
Verdict: Highly recommended read!
Book: You Should See Me In A Crown
Author: Leah Johnson
Book Series: Standalone
Rating: 5/5
Diversity: Black lesbian MC, lesbian love interest, sapphic read, anxiety rep in MC, 2 characters with sickle cell
Recommended For...: contemporary, LGBT+, prom reads
Publication Date: June 2, 2020
Genre: YA Contemporary
Recommended Age: 14+ (slight sexual content, racism, homophobia, bullying TW, death)
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Pages: 328
Synopsis: Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. But it's okay -- Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.
But when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down . . . until she's reminded of her school's scholarship for prom king and queen. There's nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she's willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington.
The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. She's smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. But Mack is also in the running for queen. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams . . . or make them come true?
Review: Oh my goodness this book was absolutely amazing! I loved Liz and I immediately fell in love with her. The book was well written and it talked about the issues children face today, mainly that college is too expensive and that scholarships and grants have become lottery like. The book addresses homophobia that is still in schools, mainly in terms of prom. Most schools do not allow for same sex couples to attend together, disallow female presenting people to wear tuxes and male presenting people to wear dresses, and disallow female presenting people to run for king and male presenting to run for queen. The book also showed racism through the main antagonist and in how people talked about Liz’s natural hair. I also loved that the book talked about sickle cell, had two characters with sickle cell, and had an anxiety rep. The romance between Liz and Mack was so cute and I loved both of them.
The only issue I had with the book is that the main antagonist wasn’t properly punished. It sadly reflects the real world, but I wanted her racist homophobic ass to suffer so much.
Verdict: Highly recommended read!