Maeve Stephens has a life online as MauveCat, an anthropomorphic cat who does excellent artwork. In real life, she navigates her mother's hoarding and tries to just make it through high school. As a present for missing graduation, her father gives her tickets and a room to Furlympia, the local furry convention in Olympia, Washington. Her mother doesn't approve, so she runs away there with her friend Jade. But the real world and the world with her furry friends can't stay separated forever. Can she let them in?

I feel like I'm reading a lot of YA so far this year that I appreciate but don't entirely understand. Like, I'm still not sure about this furry community although it seems pretty tame in this book. Just people who like dressing up like animals--not that far off from being a mascot. I really appreciated the look at hoarding in this book, as well as what it is to be someone who wants to be a people pleaser all the time and always be happy. I can relate to that a lot. Other relatable things about this book include learning to trust your friends with your own self, as well as what it's like to live with someone who has a mental illness (and when you have to make boundaries with that situation.)

Thank you NetGalley for an ARC.