This book, with a teen girl protagonist who writes fan fiction (she is a BNF in the Lycanthrope High fandom, a clear parody of Teen Wolf), is going to get a lot of comparisons with Rainbow Rowell's novel Fangirl. The two books really don't have that much in common though. Cath, the main character of Fangirl , is a freshman in college and her story is an ode to the love of writing. Scarlett is still trapped in the daily slog through high school and it's attendant stereotypes: a nerdy best friend, a crush on a boy, and a mean popular girl trying to steal said boy away. Breslaw's easy writing style, wit and pop culture references lift these tropes up and breath some new life into them. Scarlett is unafraid to take a stand, to be loud, to be messy, to change her opinions. This book focuses as much on Scarlett's relationship with her separated parents and the cranky old lady next door as it does on her fellow teens. There is a strong theme of dealing with betrayal and grief, a seriousness I appreciated in an otherwise fairly light YA story.