4.5 ~ It felt so nice to read about a black queer girl who just wants to get a tuition for uni but gets confronted with the rules of a society who is clearly running against her.

It's cute, it makes you smile so much (what a ray of Sunshine out Liz is), but it also deals with a lot of important topics that can be hard to deal with (racism and homophobia [both challenged], loss of parent[in the past], looking after an ill sibling, not affording school and dealing with anxiety).

Obviously the story is so good, well done, but it's the characters and their relationships that made me enjoy this book so much.
The romance was sweet and adorable. The different types of friendships protrayed were also amazing. And don't get me started on family.

Everyone should have a bit of Liz Lighty in their lives.

“I never needed this race or a hashtag or a king to be a queen. I was born royalty. All I had to do was pick up my crown.”