2020: I blasted through this novel in one day - it was so cute and SO FUNNY and had so many characters that I was cheering for. I absolutely loved this progressive alternate universe in which the President of the United States is a divorced & remarried lady Democrat from TEXAS. I love that her son is a proud Texan and an (eventual) out & proud bi liberal, because I usually give Texans a hard time, and this book makes me want to party in Austin.

The pop culture references are ON POINT and so timely. When the two of them got matching kimonos embroidered with Hoe Dameron and Prince Buttercup?! #iykyk Also, when June wants to be a journalist, a cross between Rebecca Traister and Roxane Gay!? How perfect!

I was positively melting reading them quote Hamilton’s letters to each other. McQuiston is obviously extremely well read herself, and she does a great job of inserting a ton of knowledge about history into this story. I hope the ending to the 2020 election has a very similar vibe to the one portrayed in this book.