First of all, Elisabeth Moss was absolutely the right person for this audiobook. Perfect. Second of all, I have NO IDEA how Meg Cabot can take extremely implausible situations and instantly get the reader to buy into them. But she's really great at it and I completely bought in to the whole "undercover actor" plot. This book has a lot of Cabot's signature teen humor, and perhaps more introspection than usual. Luke Striker, the titular teen idol, has a unique outsider's perspective on high school, and it all worked very well.

Call it 4.5 stars, maybe. I really, really enjoyed this book, much more than I thought I would. Granted, I thought it was historical fiction about Jack the Ripper. Which it's not. It's set in modern-day England. Great characters, great suspense. I can't wait for the sequel (and this one technically hasn't been released yet). Eek!

Super cute & fun!! Made me want to go to Paris for sure.

Loved it. These kids were all too smart, too talented, and too emotionally intelligent for this book to actually be realistic fiction. But that's why it was so fun and enjoyable and heartwarming. Also, props to this book for having competent parents. And impressive musical theater references.

I was kind of surprised that Sarah Vowell had chosen to write a history of Hawaii, but it turns out that's just because I didn't know much about the history of Hawaii. It's an interesting & storied history, and written in classic Sarah Vowell-ish style. Hooray!

I love his complete, brutal honesty.

This was a really fun, quick read. Great European armchair travel!

Very funny, but insightful. Basically what I would have expected based on reading Savage Love. I think maybe my favorite sin was greed, because I love the idea of Dan Savage hanging out getting poker tips from old dudes in Dubuque. Also, I just got my copy of this signed :D :D :D

I think I would have liked this book way more if I were a junior high basketball player.

But I'm not.

TBH I think this book would be really affirming for a black teen girl to read but it didn't have anything transcendental enough for me to love it as a white adult lady.