Jessica 's Reviews > You Should See Me in a Crown

TW for loss of a parent, anxiety, outing, homophobia, and chronic-illness.

YES YES YES

I flew through this audiobook and adored every second of it. This is a sapphic romance about Liz, who has to run for prom queen in order to get a scholarship so that she can attend her dream school. There were so many things addressed in this book that I could relate to and that I think all teens can relate to. Liz has to confront her best friend and they really have to work towards understanding and changing in order to not hurt one another. Liz also has to deal with being really into the new girl in school, but having to hide it because she can't ruin her chances of winning prom queen. Then, an old friend who cut her off come high school is coming back around and they're making amends. And then throw in the fact that Liz is still trying to hold her place as first in the class and maintaining her good grades. This girl is going through a lot! I really loved all of the relationships in here and everything Liz was going through and how her outlook on the whole prom race and her place in school really changed throughout the book.

I will say, the only thing I wanted more of is stronger character development of Liz's grandparents and brother. I loved her brother and how close she was with him, but he really wasn't seen a lot until the end of the story. I would have loved more scenes with him and more scenes with Liz's grandparents so that we could get a better sense of their characters firsthand and see Liz's relationship with them.

I really don't have any more to say. I loved this book and the audiobook was fantastic. The romance was adorable and I was rooting for an HEA for Mack and Liz! I can't wait to recommend this one to my students!