Thanks, NetGalley, for the DRC. How hard is it to tell a story about a bisexual? You have to work in love interests from the two primary sexes and not make it a competition between them as if the teenage protag's happily ever choice is a forever statement about their preference.

Regardless, [a:Sophie Gonzales|17149007|Sophie Gonzales|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1555846398p2/17149007.jpg], can write a fun romance. Darcy Phillips has two secrets: a crush on her best friend, Brooke and a thriving romantic advice business that she's only abused twice, so far, both times to manipulate Brooke. What could go wrong?!?

The Locker 89 conceit is a good one. Darcy, whose mom works at her fancy private high school, which enables her lower middle class self to attend, has taken over a locker (found the combo and taken it out of circulation due to Darcy's borrowed admin access). Students slip a letter and $10 into the locker, describing their romantic woes, and Darcy emails back from an anonymized email address. If her advice doesn't pan out, she refunds the money, but that doesn't happen often. Darcy's success rate is 95%. I was please do see that her advice is warm and wise, never dismissing. Darcy does a lot of relationship theory research, even if she doesn't need it anymore. She's never like, "dump that needy brat." Instead she advises clients to understand the real issue. Why does the lover think they require so many text messages; what is it they actually need?

I don't think it's too spoilerish to say that the things you think are going to happen, happen, and that's fine. Along with way we have a well-adjusted trans woman sister, Ainsley, whose existence is just a fact, a supportive Queer and Questioning club where lots of genders and sexualities are represented, students of color, divorcing and divorced parents, class differences, and sort of regular high school life.

I'll be glad to hear corrections or conflicting interpretations of Ainsley's role and experience.