I enjoyed this a lot. At first, I was disappointed that Jaime had to share her narrative with Maya, but that progressed the story smoothly. We see how Jaime reacts to situations and what Maya is thinking when she follows the queen bee's orders.

The artwork is cute, and the story and the characters are relatable. I also liked how Brianna called out Jaime's previous behavior. The message of forgiveness is balanced. You don't have to accept anyone's apology but recognize you would want a second chance too.

One star lost for the cringy "all the feels" comment and "obvies" instead of obvious. I'm joking but that is an obviously trying to appeal to the youth move. Besides that, I'm eager to read more from Terri Libenson. She captures middle-school themes very well. :)

4.5