She’s just sugary sweet and soft and exactly what you’d expect from a family running a Christmas emporium. I shrug defensively; she shakes her head and hustles to the baseline so we can pass the ball in for a new play. Things are never easy when love is involved, and Quindlen ( Late to the Party) offers a queer refresh of multiple romance genre standbys: enemies to friends (Irene once had Scottie’s car towed), fake dating, sports romance, and surmounting a broken heart.

A clever and steamy queer romantic comedy about taking chances and accepting love—with all its complications—from the author of Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail . i loved watching their dynamic shift as scottie learns there's more to irene than her popular cheerleader mean girl image.Now, this could all make the book sound heavy and not exactly like rom com material but that’s where the brilliance of She Drives Me Crazy lies.

I know it’s not all on my shoulders, but I can’t help feeling smaller than the tiniest ant as we line up to shake hands with the other team. Add in a supportive family whose members actually like each other, and the result is a satisfyingly feminist rom-com mash-up. Kelly Quindlen is the bestselling author of YA novels She Drives Me Crazy, which was a 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards nominee, and Late to the Party. I also appreciated the development of their relationship once things began getting real, and the acknowledgement that Scottie wasn’t in a good place at this time.A showrunner and her assistant give the world something to talk about when they accidentally fuel a ridiculous rumor in this debut romance. And the youngest, who's in middle school was depicted as sweet, caring, and innocent, even though she's 13. But when an opportunity arises for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex—and climb her school’s social ladder—she bribes Irene into an elaborate fake- dating scheme that threatens to reveal some very real feelings. It was understandable but really annoying when Irene and Scottie would be having a moment together and suddenly Scottie would start thinking about her ex girlfriend. Irene Abraham es una muy popular porrista tratando desesperadamente de ganar atleta del año para entrar en la universidad.

book written by a lesbian and i am so happy it exists and i truly believe that so many other people will love it and you should check it out and support it! Irene wants nothing more than to be taken seriously by the people in her life, but needs money to pay for the damage inflicted on her car, and Scottie’s offering. Aun así, varios momentos terriblemente entrañables, y algunos lagrimeantes también, con un intensivo lento ardor de principio a fin. I’d say they represented (for lack of a better way of saying this) the high school experience really well, and I think their relationship is one of the healthiest I’ve ever read about. After losing spectacularly to her ex-girlfriend in their first game since their break up, Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis, the incredibly beautiful and incredibly mean Irene Abraham.

A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love and learning to celebrate her true self. Leah Johnson, author of You Should See Me in a Crown Hilarious and full of heart, with a sizzling romance. This book honestly portrays the messy process of getting over a breakup and describes how badly a abusive relationship can damage one's self esteem. There was no reason for that, and the ex-drama that was randomly interwoven with that was also annoying and frustrating. This whole book was just a love letter to the queer community through the form of an 80’s style romantic comedy and I am here for it.