ashleyholstrom's Reviews (1.38k)

Edward is my spirit animal. He is very tidy and sits on the sidelines instead of potentially getting messy, until one day when he accidentally gets messy and finds out life is more fun that way. Edward Gets Messy is a delightful story, and the illustrations are the bomb.

Leah is such an ass hole and I love her.

Amanda is trans and just moved to a little Tennessee town to live with her dad, starting at a new high school after a bad experience at her last one. She’s swept into the wings of the popular girls at school and things are glorious. She goes to parties, dates a hunk, and gets to have a normal high school experience. The story gets sprinkles of flashbacks of Amanda’s life before and during her transition, which adds so much depth. I was hooked after a few pages, and then had to force myself to put the book down so I could savor it longer. Read this right now, friends. It is so important, and so good.

From the Best Books We Read in January 2017 at Book Riot.