I enjoyed this book, however I wouldn’t say it’s a rom-com or really a historical fiction as it isn’t historically accurate.

Now this is now something that bothers me, however, I do want to alert other readers who are looking for historical fiction books, this may not be what you expect.

I would describe this book as more of mean girls meets Bridgeton. As someone who is a fan of the show, I wanted to read this book.

Although this book is marketed as YA, and reads very YA, I will say there are some heavy themes throughout the book that I have not typically seen within this genre.

My one critique of this book is the one friend of color trope. It’s very bothersome. It feels as though this character was only placed in the story to give the book diversity and to help the main characters story move forward. I’m not against characters of color in books; however, it needs to be done well with lots of thought for me to enjoy it.

With that being said I liked the book, didn’t love it. If you’re some one enjoys fast paced books, with some historical fiction with a side of romance, you would enjoy this book. Thank you Netgalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review


TW/CW: drinking, drug use, grief, domestic abuse, sexual assault, mentions of homophobia and racism, and rape