Emma Lord’s next book better feature TikTok or I’m going to be severely disappointed. Just saying.
On to the actual book.
This was a super-stressful read. I kind of remember Tweet Cute being the same, but not quite as much. I think it’s because of how Abby handles difficult situations is very similar to my own. It probably isn’t the best way to handle things and I don’t like confronting my flaws. So, sometimes I was really uncomfortable while reading.
This had some real Parent Trap feels. There’s sisters who didn’t know each other getting to know each other at a summer camp. Savvy and Abby are very different people who butt heads over their personality differences. Although this isn’t as light and humorous as The PArent Trap. The relationship between Abby and Savvy was probably my favorite part of the story.
Now that I think about it, Ms. Lord does good/complex friendships. She did it in Tweet Cute and again here. They feel very real and organic. Each person in the friend group has a different relationship with each other. I love when writers acknowledge that happens.
It’s a small thing, but I love the lesbian rep. It just exists. I think Tweet Cute had a similar thing. I know there are still bigots out there, but this feels a lot more like my high school and how my friends treated anyone gay in our school. It wasn’t a big deal or issue. I’m hoping that fiction being like this is representative of the world as a whole.
I’m still not in love with Emma Lord, but I’ve enjoyed both her books and am interested to see what she writes next.
Thanks for reading!
Holly