representation: side black character, side characters of colour, side gay/bi characters, minor m/m relationship

This was extremely adorable! Drama follows Callie, a seventh grader who works on the crew of her schools' drama productions. She has friends and a crush, both which get thrown out of balance when cute twins show up.

As I said, this was adorable. It's middle grade and has that kind of naive sweetness that fluffy middle grades tend to have. The characters were fun, the dialogue was good and more or less sounded like something twelve/thirteen year olds would say, and I've discovered that I'm a sucker for stories about techies/the backstage crew. SpoilerAlso, this maybe has the most iconic moment of my reading year with Jesse just fucking showing up on stage in the dress, singing and acting flawlessly, and then making out with West. That fucking SHOOK ME and I was so here for it.

Would highly recommend for someone looking for a light and fluffy read.