A review by annawilson
Fools in Love by Ashley Herring Blake, Rebecca Podos

funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

Silver and Gold by Natasha Ngan 3 stars 
Five Stars by Amy Spalding 4 stars 
Unfortunately, Blobs Do Not Eat Snacks by Rebecca Kim Wells 3 stars 
Edges by Ashley Herring Blake 3 stars 
What Makes Us Heroes by Julian Winters 5 stars
And by Hannah 3 stars 
My Best Friend’s Girl by Sara Farizan 4 stars 
(Fairy) Like Attracts Like by Claire Kann 3 stars 
These Strings by Lilliam Rivera 3 stars 
The Passover Date by Laura Silverman 5 stars 
Bloom by Rebecca Barrow 4 stars 
Teed Up by Gloria Chao 3 stars 
Boys Noise by Mason Deaver 3 stars 
Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Malinda Lo  5 stars 
Disaster by Rebecca Podos 4 stars 


Mini summaries of the stories (bc sometimes I forget immediately what they are about 😅)


Silver and Gold by Natasha Ngan
-dog sled race there 2 girls get caught in a snow storm and rekindle a past hookup

Five Stars by Amy Spalding 
-a cute popular girls mistakenly gets into a car with the new girl. They get to know each other & kiss 

Unfortunately, Blobs Do Not Eat Snacks by Rebecca Kim Wells
-two girls off to take their final magical exam when they find themselves in trouble 

Edges by Ashley Herring Blake 
-a girls sister moves to another school is faced with her loneliness. She tutors another girl & finds love and a way to not feel so alone 

What Makes Us Heroes by Julian Winters 
-one hero waiting in a coffee shop for his ex to show up only for his arch enemy to show up & save him from his ex

And by Hannah Moskowitz
-told in 2nd person about a girl who discovers she has feelings for another boy & her current bf 

My Best Friend’s Girl by Sara Farizan 
-a superhero’s best friend has a crush on his gf. While he’s constantly making up excuses, the friend falls for the gf 

(Fairy) Like Attracts Like by Claire Kann
-2 girls at a fairy camp who both like each other but can’t say it out loud. MC has a “curse” where she can’t lie 

These Strings by Lilliam Rivera 
-in the family business, the son is always the one to carry on the tradition. Lili would like to take over & she falls for her brothers bff 

The Passover Date by Laura Silverman
-it’s the family’s tradition to bring a date to sedar dinner. Rachel’s never brought a date but this year is different. She’s brought a fake date & he’s brought a giant wheel of cheese 

Bloom by Rebecca Barrow
-a time traveling girl goes back to enact revenge on the man who killed her mother, only to meet a girl. She spends the rest of her time trying to find her again 

Teed Up by Gloria Chao
-a girl plays in a golf tournament & a boy helps loosen her up & not take things so seriously 

Boys Noise by Mason Deaver 
-labeled as the one bed trope but it’s not. Two boys travel to nyc & realize they both have feelings for each other 

Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Malinda Lo 
-cinder esque story about a princess who escapes for a night & falls for a girl. They get noodles & dance 

Disaster by Rebecca Podos 
-an asteroid is headed for earth. Two girls sort out their feelings for each other before the world ends