“Nobody at Willowgrove actually wants anything to change, not even her own friends, who are all wonderful and queer and absolutely dead set on not coming out until after graduation.'

Chloe is bisexual on a catholic school in Alabama and she has one goal, winning Valedictorian. When her only rival, prom Queen Shara Wheeler, kisses her and after that disappears, it seems Chloe is not the only one Shara kissed. Worried and angry Chloe, Shara’s boyfriend Smith and neighbor Rory go on a high school scavenger hunt, guided by letters from Shara.

Being queer and growing up in the Bible Belt of Alabama can be hard especially in search of representation. That’s exactly the reason that McQuiston wrote this book. And this is also the reason why this is such a good read. It deals with all the good things of living in the South, but also how hard it can be being queer. It speaks of homophobia, exploring one’s identity, of coming out and the difficulties concerning one’s outing. The latter made me conflicted in some parts of the book as I had some issues concerning manipulation and respecting boundaries. But besides that the banter between the teens, the friendship between Chloe and Georgia and being queer in the South made this a super cute and meaningful read.