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She Drives Me Crazy
by Kelly Quindlen
"If you're going to heal, you have to stop avoiding the hard shit. Trust that you can handle the bad parts of yourself."
I'm such a sucker for the fake dating trope. I will read the crap out of any book that features two characters dating each other for kicks and giggles because we all know what happens with these characters. It brings such joy to my heart. In this book, we start off by meeting basketball player Scottie. She is still getting over the breakup with her girlfriend, who moved to the rival school across town. As she's driving home after this humiliating loss, Scottie gets in a fender bender with her worst enemy: cheerleading star Irene. Unfortunately, Irene's car is damaged to the point where it has to go to the shop and Scottie is forced to drive Irene to school while her car is in the shop. Since everyone at school follows Irene's every move, it doesn't take long for Scottie and Irene's picture to end up online. Scottie realizes the power Irene has, especially when her ex is still following her online. Scottie agrees to help Irene finance the cost of the car repairs if Irene agrees to fake date Scottie for a short time.
Since we already know I enjoy fake dating tropes, I was completely captivated with Scottie and Irene's story. I was really excited to read this story because I haven't read many fake dating romance stories with LGBTQ+ characters. This was a nice change of pace from the typical ya romance stories I read. I am looking forward to more romance tropes making their way into stories featuring the LGBTQ+ community. I also appreciated getting to know Irene better so she became more than the stereotypical "mean head cheerleader" character. The references to the 80s and 90s was a fresh take for a romance set in today's world. It definitely made this millenial feel a little more connected to today's young people. This was a fun story to read and one I would recommend for ya contemporary romance fans.
TW: homophobia, car accident, bullying
**Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Children's for an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'm such a sucker for the fake dating trope. I will read the crap out of any book that features two characters dating each other for kicks and giggles because we all know what happens with these characters. It brings such joy to my heart. In this book, we start off by meeting basketball player Scottie. She is still getting over the breakup with her girlfriend, who moved to the rival school across town. As she's driving home after this humiliating loss, Scottie gets in a fender bender with her worst enemy: cheerleading star Irene. Unfortunately, Irene's car is damaged to the point where it has to go to the shop and Scottie is forced to drive Irene to school while her car is in the shop. Since everyone at school follows Irene's every move, it doesn't take long for Scottie and Irene's picture to end up online. Scottie realizes the power Irene has, especially when her ex is still following her online. Scottie agrees to help Irene finance the cost of the car repairs if Irene agrees to fake date Scottie for a short time.
Since we already know I enjoy fake dating tropes, I was completely captivated with Scottie and Irene's story. I was really excited to read this story because I haven't read many fake dating romance stories with LGBTQ+ characters. This was a nice change of pace from the typical ya romance stories I read. I am looking forward to more romance tropes making their way into stories featuring the LGBTQ+ community. I also appreciated getting to know Irene better so she became more than the stereotypical "mean head cheerleader" character. The references to the 80s and 90s was a fresh take for a romance set in today's world. It definitely made this millenial feel a little more connected to today's young people. This was a fun story to read and one I would recommend for ya contemporary romance fans.
TW: homophobia, car accident, bullying
**Thank you to NetGalley and Macmillan Children's for an advanced reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.