She Gets the Girl
by Rachael Lippincott; Alyson Derrick
She’s All That meets What If It’s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott and debut writer Alyson Derrick.
Alex Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a whole lot of flirt. She knows how to get the girl. Keeping her on the other hand…not so much. Molly Parker has everything in her life totally in control, except for her complete awkwardness with just about anyone besides her mom. She knows she’s in love with the impossibly cool Cora Myers. She just…hasn’t actually talked to her yet.
Alex and Molly don’t belong on the same planet, let alone the same college campus. But when Alex, fresh off a bad (but hopefully not permanent) breakup, discovers Molly’s hidden crush as their paths cross the night before classes start, they realize they might have a common interest after all. Because maybe if Alex volunteers to help Molly learn how to get her dream girl to fall for her, she can prove to her ex that she’s not a selfish flirt. That she’s ready for an actual commitment. And while Alex is the last person Molly would ever think she could trust, she can’t deny Alex knows what she’s doing with girls, unlike her.
As the two embark on their five-step plans to get their girls to fall for them, though, they both begin to wonder if maybe they’re the ones falling…for each other.
LGBTQIA | Romance | Teens & YA
Publication Date: 5 Apr 2022
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Advance Praise for She Gets The Girl:
"Sweet, honest, and filled with personality." (Kirkus Reviews )
My Review:
4.5 StarsIf you watch romcoms like thriller movies, get ready for the second-hand embarrassment and slow burn of this one. YA novel in the first year of college is my new jam. This was an excellent read by one of my auto-buy authors. Duel POV LGBTQIA Romance.
Molly has a crush on a girl she barely talked to for years and hopes that because they are going to the same college, maybe something will happen. She is an introvert who hasn’t figured out who she is yet, and trying to get a girl to notice her isn’t the easiest thing, and by the time Molly gets the nerve, Harper seems to be interested in someone else, Alex. Alex is in a rocky relationship with her long-time girlfriend (she thinks she has no friends), and she needs to prove that she is better herself to win her back. So why not help Molly get the girl of her dreams to prove to her girlfriend that she can have friends after all. So it’s only natural that the girls get closer and closer as the novel moves on. The slow burn and backstories shine a light on the characters, and I enjoyed how Rachael Lippincott wrote this one with her wife. You can see how their writing meshes well together and flows like one. This was was truly fabulous.
Warning: Racism, addiction, parental neglect, parental abandonment, & toxic relationships
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 - Will be re-reading
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
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Rachael Lippincott is the coauthor of All This Time, #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart, and She Gets the Girl and the author of The Lucky List. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife and their dog, Hank.
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Alyson Derrick was born and raised in Greenville, Pennsylvania, a town where burn barrels take the place of recycling bins. After making her great escape to Pittsburgh, where she earned her bachelor’s in English writing, Alyson started her own food truck, but soon realized she much prefers telling stories over slinging cheesesteaks. Alyson currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife and their dog, Hank.
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She Gets the Girl
by Rachael Lippincott; Alyson Derrick
She’s All That meets What If It’s Us in this swoon-worthy hate-to-love YA romantic comedy from #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Feet Apart Rachael Lippincott and debut writer Alyson Derrick.
Alex Blackwood is a little bit headstrong, with a dash of chaos and a whole lot of flirt. She knows how to get the girl. Keeping her on the other hand…not so much. Molly Parker has everything in her life totally in control, except for her complete awkwardness with just about anyone besides her mom. She knows she’s in love with the impossibly cool Cora Myers. She just…hasn’t actually talked to her yet.
Alex and Molly don’t belong on the same planet, let alone the same college campus. But when Alex, fresh off a bad (but hopefully not permanent) breakup, discovers Molly’s hidden crush as their paths cross the night before classes start, they realize they might have a common interest after all. Because maybe if Alex volunteers to help Molly learn how to get her dream girl to fall for her, she can prove to her ex that she’s not a selfish flirt. That she’s ready for an actual commitment. And while Alex is the last person Molly would ever think she could trust, she can’t deny Alex knows what she’s doing with girls, unlike her.
As the two embark on their five-step plans to get their girls to fall for them, though, they both begin to wonder if maybe they’re the ones falling…for each other.
LGBTQIA | Romance | Teens & YA
Publication Date: 5 Apr 2022
-
Advance Praise for She Gets The Girl:
"Sweet, honest, and filled with personality." (Kirkus Reviews )
My Review:
4.5 StarsIf you watch romcoms like thriller movies, get ready for the second-hand embarrassment and slow burn of this one. YA novel in the first year of college is my new jam. This was an excellent read by one of my auto-buy authors. Duel POV LGBTQIA Romance.
Molly has a crush on a girl she barely talked to for years and hopes that because they are going to the same college, maybe something will happen. She is an introvert who hasn’t figured out who she is yet, and trying to get a girl to notice her isn’t the easiest thing, and by the time Molly gets the nerve, Harper seems to be interested in someone else, Alex. Alex is in a rocky relationship with her long-time girlfriend (she thinks she has no friends), and she needs to prove that she is better herself to win her back. So why not help Molly get the girl of her dreams to prove to her girlfriend that she can have friends after all. So it’s only natural that the girls get closer and closer as the novel moves on. The slow burn and backstories shine a light on the characters, and I enjoyed how Rachael Lippincott wrote this one with her wife. You can see how their writing meshes well together and flows like one. This was was truly fabulous.
Warning: Racism, addiction, parental neglect, parental abandonment, & toxic relationships
⭐⭐⭐⭐.5 - Will be re-reading
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon and Schuster for the advanced reader copy in exchange for my honest review.
PRINT LENGTH PAGES
AVERAGE REVIEW RATING
PAPERBACK COST
E-BOOK COST
AUTHOR
Rachael Lippincott is the coauthor of All This Time, #1 New York Times bestseller Five Feet Apart, and She Gets the Girl and the author of The Lucky List. She holds a BA in English writing from the University of Pittsburgh. Originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania, she currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife and their dog, Hank.
AUTHOR
Alyson Derrick was born and raised in Greenville, Pennsylvania, a town where burn barrels take the place of recycling bins. After making her great escape to Pittsburgh, where she earned her bachelor’s in English writing, Alyson started her own food truck, but soon realized she much prefers telling stories over slinging cheesesteaks. Alyson currently resides in Pennsylvania with her wife and their dog, Hank.
PUBLISHER
About Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers is the flagship imprint of the S&S Children’s Division. We are committed to publishing a wide range of contemporary, commercial, award-winning fiction and nonfiction that spans every age of children’s publishing.
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