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She Drives Me Crazy

She Drives Me Crazy

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Summary

High school nemeses fall in love in this queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuisten。

After losing spectacularly to her ex-girlfriend in their first game since their break up， Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis， the incredibly beautiful and incredibly mean Irene Abraham。 Things only get worse when their nosey， do-gooder moms get involved and the girls are forced to carpool together until Irene’s car gets out of the shop。

Their bumpy start the only gets bumpier the more time they spend together。 But when an opportunity presents itself for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex （and climb her school’s social ladder at the same time）， she bribes Irene into playing along。 Hijinks， heartbreak， and gay fake-dating scheme for the ages。 From author Kelly Quindlen comes a new laugh-out-loud romp through the ups and downs of teen romance。

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Nic ，

This is a really fun little rom-com of a novel。 Exactly the sort of LGBTQ+ representation that is often missing， particularly in YA。 Recommended for lovers of romantic comedy， high school stories， girls loving girls （while having normal relationship problems， not those wholly focused on coming out or homophobic drama）， vaguely Christmas-y themed stories （their hometown is basically Christmas-themed）， and contemporary YA。ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for review via NetGalley。

Saniya ，

Trigger warnings: homophobia， bullying， homophobic microaggressions， emotional manipulation and abuse， alcohol abuse， drug use mention， emetophobia， physical altercation， physical injury， car accidentHOW FUCKING CUTE WAS THIS OHMYGODI read it in almost one sitting。 If I'd started earlier it would have been read in a day no doubt。 It's so cute and soft and campy and silly and adorable！！！ I adore this book so much！！ Trigger warnings: homophobia， bullying， homophobic microaggressions， emotional manipulation and abuse， alcohol abuse， drug use mention， emetophobia， physical altercation， physical injury， car accidentHOW FUCKING CUTE WAS THIS OHMYGODI read it in almost one sitting。 If I'd started earlier it would have been read in a day no doubt。 It's so cute and soft and campy and silly and adorable！！！ I adore this book so much！！ 。。。more

Misago ，

This is a book I was seriously looking forward to ever since I found out about it。On paper， it sounded like everything I loved。 Enemies-to-lovers， making rivals jealous， queen bee involved， all the best stuff。 It’s just that the execution is rather predictable。First of all， things I liked。 Let’s start with Irene。 I think she was a wonderful character。 She was tough， smart， skilled and determined， and I loved her grit and snark ability。 At the same time， she had flaws， but she was aware of them， This is a book I was seriously looking forward to ever since I found out about it。On paper， it sounded like everything I loved。 Enemies-to-lovers， making rivals jealous， queen bee involved， all the best stuff。 It’s just that the execution is rather predictable。First of all， things I liked。 Let’s start with Irene。 I think she was a wonderful character。 She was tough， smart， skilled and determined， and I loved her grit and snark ability。 At the same time， she had flaws， but she was aware of them， and it was a joy to read how she managed tough situations， getting through without seeming inhuman。 She was clearly someone hardened by life， somewhat cynical， but still good at heart。 Even before the book shows off her good side， she is never presented as completely evil， which I appreciate for a queen-bee character。 Later， when she revealed herself more， I only liked her more。 Intelligent and hardworking， and knowing where she wanted to take her life， grappling with problems in her way， but I truly believed in her and her ability to achieve what she wanted。Second， I liked some of the supporting characters。 Honey-Belle and Danielle were both nice subversions of stereotypical „best friend“ and „queen bee second-in-command“ types。 Especially Honey-Belle could have used some more presence in the story。 Only annoyance was them having to be paired off with the two token guys in the friend group （which just felt very token。 Why not pair them up with each other？）On the other hand， I was not impressed with Scottie， and when you start getting annoyed at the view point character， something has gone wrong。 She had a lot of informed ability going on。 We were told she is smart and had good grades。 She just never put that supposed intelligence into practice。 This problem I had is quite difficult to put into words， I feel， but it seems like she works on plot intelligence。 She kept doing dumb things， patronizing people， making bad decisions， being strung along， and I GET that she was supposed to be hung up over her ex， but eventually， it became incredibly painful to see which dumb decision she would make next。 When she did something right， and this is also weird， it felt out of character with all the other times we saw her。 Especially next to Irene， who actually had emotional intelligence， she seemed quite… incompetent？ It seemed unreal how often she made dumb decisions her narration TOLD US she knew were stupid， it blowing up in her face， and Irene forgiving her for it。Essentially， when Scottie’s sister kept scowling at Irene， fearing she would break Scottie’s heart， I was wondering if she didn’t have it the wrong way around。Which brings up another problem。 All the families that appeared in this story gave off a Stepford Wives kind of feel。 They were all kind， and happy， and understanding， and never got into fights。 Even the SIBLINGS were basically unquestionably supportive of each other （I think there was one little squabble that lasted all of a page）， and it just felt unreal。 Nothing wrong with showing happy families， but at least SOME friction is normal。Then there’s the humor， such as it is。 In a lot of respects， a lot of this book feels like it needs a laugh track。 Situations are engineered that feel like scripted jokes， or token „insert heartwarming moment here“ moments。 Characters are said to laugh loud at things that aren't really funny。 There's a "only one bed" scene with no real necessity， which defeats the entire point of this trope。 This is another thing that makes this feel unreal and lifeless。 The „scheme“ at the end when Irene and Scottie get back together feels like it belongs to a fan parody of a cheesy disney movie。 The same situation as the cheesy movie， but sort of pretending to score points by being self-aware。 I guess some people like that sort of stuff， but to me a lot of the humor lacked wit， and just felt cringey。It also seemed overly dramatic。 The evil mean girl had no problem whipping up incriminating material of every unfortunate situation to cause problems when the plot stalled。 I also would have wished for a bit more resolution for the situation with both evil exes。Overall， it had a lot of potential， and it brought up some interesting topics。 I liked the diversity of the cast， that it was not just two american white ladies like so many other stories， although， again， in some places it felt a bit like that typical „every character is as diverse as possible“ which in itself can be problematic。 It also dealt with topics of abusive relationships， dependencies and letting go， it just felt like it was simplified in a lot of ways。 Characters （well， alright， just Scottie） kept being incredibly stupid about it， which I guess can be excused with „well， she’s a teenager in love“。 The relationship between the main characters was surprisingly boring， and it felt like some important bits got skipped over。 It felt like there was a lack of affection between them， both physical and emotional。 It was imbalanced， too， with Irene doing much more for Scottie than vice-versa。 Why did Scottie never show up to cheerleader practice？ Why is the only scene of Irene showing her ability used to have something go wrong to inconvenience her？ Why did she give up her dream in the end， when it was clear she had put much more thought into it than Scottie had？ Again， teenagers in love， but I still hope Irene finds someone more worthy of her in the future。 。。。more

Malia ，

KELLY QUINDLEN DOES NOT MISS！！ this was so fucking cute :'） KELLY QUINDLEN DOES NOT MISS！！ this was so fucking cute :'） 。。。more

Star ，

4。5Scottie Zajac loses the first basketball game of senior year to her ex girlfriend， Tally。 To make matters worse she gets in a fender bender with cheerleader Irene Abrams， the girl who got her car towed the year before。 Their parents decide that they will carpool together until the car gets fixed。When Scottie realizes that she people notice her when she is seen with Irene， she decides to pay Irene to fake date。 Both to make her ex jealous， but also for people to pay more attention to girls bas 4。5Scottie Zajac loses the first basketball game of senior year to her ex girlfriend， Tally。 To make matters worse she gets in a fender bender with cheerleader Irene Abrams， the girl who got her car towed the year before。 Their parents decide that they will carpool together until the car gets fixed。When Scottie realizes that she people notice her when she is seen with Irene， she decides to pay Irene to fake date。 Both to make her ex jealous， but also for people to pay more attention to girls basketball。The ex nemeses become close in the beautiful tale of healing， growth and self love。This is also a beautiful book to pick if you want healthy friends and family relationships。Te: teen drinking， drug mention， homophobia， toxic relationship 。。。more

Hannah ，

perfect amount of cheesy and made me truly laugh so many times。 had to put it down a few times because i thought i was going to die from the anticipation/cuteness。 amazing work from kelly yet again。

Amanda ，

Kelly Quindlen's sapphic sports rom-com 'She Drives Me Crazy' has all the necessary elements of a bestseller:- smart， and sometimes sharp， dialogue that keeps characters and readers alike on their toes- well-paced plot with all the necessary pit stops for moral dilemmas - atmospheric setting in small-town Georgia- witty， quippy characters with bipoc and queer rep Things I Loved: I adored the dialogue between this cast of characters。。 Whether it was Irene snapping back at anyone and everyone who Kelly Quindlen's sapphic sports rom-com 'She Drives Me Crazy' has all the necessary elements of a bestseller:- smart， and sometimes sharp， dialogue that keeps characters and readers alike on their toes- well-paced plot with all the necessary pit stops for moral dilemmas - atmospheric setting in small-town Georgia- witty， quippy characters with bipoc and queer rep Things I Loved: I adored the dialogue between this cast of characters。。 Whether it was Irene snapping back at anyone and everyone who dares to judge her， Scottie's heartwarming conversations with her sisters and parents， or the lightning-fast quips hurled between Irene and Scottie。。。the dialogue contributes SO MUCH to the palpable tension throughout this novel。 The tropes in 'She Drives Me Crazy' are so well done！ Here are my faves: - enemies to lovers - forced proximity/only one bed - cheerleader and basketball player romance - fake dating scheme The nuanced conversations regarding race and prejudice！ I loved the sly little commentaries made by Irene and other characters （towards Scottie in particular） that called out Scottie's privilege and called her in at the same time。 While Scottie is certainly a member of The Community， she is often the first one to cast judgments or make foot-in-mouth comments about communities that she is not， in fact， a member of。 For example， Irene， her nemesis， is not only the only BIPOC cheerleader on the squad， she's also the ONLY cheerleader competing for the coveted Student-Athlete of the Year award at their high school。 Scottie learns so much about being an ally through tough conversations with Irene and others about checking her privilege at the door and recognizing others' struggles。 Summary: “A little sweet， a little sharp。” —Booklist， starred reviewHigh school nemeses fall in love in Kelly Quindlen's She Drives Me Crazy， a queer YA rom com perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Casey McQuisten。After an embarrassing loss to her ex-girlfriend in their first basketball game of the season， seventeen-year-old Scottie Zajac gets into a fender bender with the worst possible person: her nemesis， Irene Abraham， head cheerleader for the Fighting Reindeer。Irene is as mean as she is beautiful， so Scottie makes a point to keep her distance。 When the accident sends Irene’s car to the shop for weeks’ worth of repairs and the girls are forced to carpool， their rocky start only gets bumpier。But when an opportunity arises for Scottie to get back at her toxic ex—and climb her school’s social ladder—she bribes Irene into an elaborate fake- dating scheme that threatens to reveal some very real feelings。From author Kelly Quindlen comes a new laugh-out-loud romp through the ups and downs of teen romance， perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli。 。。。more

Janai ，

She Drives Me Crazy is a sapphic enemies-to-lovers and fake dating contemporary YA sports romance。 Try saying that 5x fast。Thoughts:This book was fun。 It was sporty。 It was campy。 It was young and hopeful。 It was sometimes cheesy， but also so very sweet and covered real topics too。 I love YA books with Big Feelings。 They remind me that it’s ok to have them。I was no where near amazing at basketball but I loved it for a long time growing up。 Swipe for pics （I’m icing my eye in the last one because She Drives Me Crazy is a sapphic enemies-to-lovers and fake dating contemporary YA sports romance。 Try saying that 5x fast。Thoughts:This book was fun。 It was sporty。 It was campy。 It was young and hopeful。 It was sometimes cheesy， but also so very sweet and covered real topics too。 I love YA books with Big Feelings。 They remind me that it’s ok to have them。I was no where near amazing at basketball but I loved it for a long time growing up。 Swipe for pics （I’m icing my eye in the last one because I took a shoulder to the eye。 I had a GNARLY black eye for over a month after that。） I loved seeing a sports romance between two young female athletes instead of a male athletes and female sports fan who’s ~not like the other girls~I loved that this story covered more serious topics， especially relating to toxicity in queer relationships。 It’s important for young queer people to know that they are not exempt from emotional abuse or toxic relationships just because they’re in a same-sex and/or queer relationship。 I will flag that there was a lot of racial diversity amongst the characters， but some felt more fleshed out than others。Read if you like: young adult sports romances， books with redhead leads （@readwithchelsea）， sapphic rom coms⚠️TWs: toxic relationships， bullying， homophobia 。。。more

Kasey Connors-Beron ，

I received an ARC of She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Content warning: bullyingReview:She Drives Me Crazy is a sapphiric sporty story that revolves around Scottie， with Irene playing a large part （so does Tally， but from the background）。 I loved the banter between Scottie and Irene， but there was a very clear moment that caused a switch in the banter。 The plot was clear， and provided a （fairly obvious） path through t I received an ARC of She Drives Me Crazy by Kelly Quindlen thanks to the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Content warning: bullyingReview:She Drives Me Crazy is a sapphiric sporty story that revolves around Scottie， with Irene playing a large part （so does Tally， but from the background）。 I loved the banter between Scottie and Irene， but there was a very clear moment that caused a switch in the banter。 The plot was clear， and provided a （fairly obvious） path through the story with the characters， which make it easy to follow。 However， it also seems to over simplify a situation that could have contained more conflict。 This is a preference thing （I love messy）， and I believe there are going to be many readers that appreciate this style。I also want to complain about the characters a bit。 There is so little open communication， even when the topics were directly brought up。 This was very bothersome when it was a situation that would have solved so many issues within the relationship with a simple "but well。。。。 it didn't happen like that"。 It was also pretty clear early on what this conflict was， which made the 'big reveal' very lack luster。 All these complaints being said， I did still enjoy the story。 There was never a part were I wondering if I should stop reading because the prose was well done。 I liked the emotional connection and the physical actions within and between the characters。 The side characters were fantastic （I love Honey-Belle and Danielle） and they were present throughout the story providing support to the characters。Overall， I liked the story。 I wish it was more unique， but it is a structure that does well in YA contemporary romances。 。。。more

Monika ，

Review coming soon！

Tedi ，

This was a very odd read。 Everything about it: the setting， the tone， the character names， felt like a Hallmark Christmas special or a 2020 DCOM。 Except there was a lot of cursing。 I enjoyed that it was hate-to-love and fake dating combined， but make it sapphic。 It was great to see a strong female athlete on page。 But everything else about it just felt slightly off-kilter

Kendra Ciccone ，

This book is wonderful。 One of my favorite by Kelly so far。 This has all the makings of a Love Simon like cinematic experience。 It fits the tropes of fake dating and high school jealousy but also follows through with the emotion and is just generally so fun！

Cassandra ，

This book was such a delight！！ Kelly Quindlen not only portrays an incredibly sweet love story， but she also perfectly captures the complexities of first love and heartbreak， as well as navigating those emotions as a teenager。 It's about discovering who you are and learning to love yourself first and foremost before loving others。 It's about opening up and trusting that the other person will reciprocate。 It had its share of cheesy one-liners and cliches， but in the end， it was so much more than This book was such a delight！！ Kelly Quindlen not only portrays an incredibly sweet love story， but she also perfectly captures the complexities of first love and heartbreak， as well as navigating those emotions as a teenager。 It's about discovering who you are and learning to love yourself first and foremost before loving others。 It's about opening up and trusting that the other person will reciprocate。 It had its share of cheesy one-liners and cliches， but in the end， it was so much more than a sweet little rom-com。 This is the sapphic fake dating， hate to love story the world has been waiting for， and it is finally here！In addition to loving both Scottie and Irene， Quindlen managed to make me fall in love with all of their friends and family。 Daphne and Honey-Belle were two of the most endearing characters， and Danielle quickly became my favorite！！ The story was made even more wholesome by their friends' side romances and support。 The story was made even more wholesome by their friends' side romances and support。 This gave me major Can't Buy Me Love vibes， and considering that it's one of my all-time favorite comfort movies， I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up rereading this from time to time。 It's safe to say I preordered this as soon as I finished the book。 This was so much fun with all the classic rom-com references and the playful banter between all of the characters。 I absolutely adored this， and I can't wait for more people to read it and share my same excitement！！ 。。。more

luciana ，

Kelly Quindlen just did That again， wow。She Drives Me Crazy was such a cute， funny and heart warming book！ Everything about it was amazing， from the town where it is located to every single character and I am not surprised at all because this author always manages to write the best stories so I will always be all here for them！！This book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021 and it lived up to the hype that I had created about it in my head， which not many books do， so。。。I love this book。 Kelly Quindlen just did That again， wow。She Drives Me Crazy was such a cute， funny and heart warming book！ Everything about it was amazing， from the town where it is located to every single character and I am not surprised at all because this author always manages to write the best stories so I will always be all here for them！！This book was one of my most anticipated reads of 2021 and it lived up to the hype that I had created about it in my head， which not many books do， so。。。I love this book。 There is no other thing to add。 If you want to read a book about queer people just existing and getting in and out of relationships and having cute family moments and growing and evolving then this book is for you！ But if you are not looking for that then this is also for you because She Drives Me Crazy was a 5 star read and you really don't want to miss it。ARC provided by Macmillan Children's Publishing Group via NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion。 。。。more

Hayley ，

4。5 stars。 I really enjoyed this！It was cute， it was queer， it was fun and campy， it was enemies to lovers， it was fake dating， it was funny and real and just gorgeous！ Absolutely loved it， read it in （almost） one sitting。 Scottie and Irene were ADORABLE。 I loved their banter and their chemistry。 I really loved that this didn't gloss over how how hard breakups are （even if those relationships are short or not talked about or toxic or whatever）。 Scottie's family was also the cutest and most suppo 4。5 stars。 I really enjoyed this！It was cute， it was queer， it was fun and campy， it was enemies to lovers， it was fake dating， it was funny and real and just gorgeous！ Absolutely loved it， read it in （almost） one sitting。 Scottie and Irene were ADORABLE。 I loved their banter and their chemistry。 I really loved that this didn't gloss over how how hard breakups are （even if those relationships are short or not talked about or toxic or whatever）。 Scottie's family was also the cutest and most supportive， and I loved all the friend group。 Also， THERE WAS ONLY ONE BED。 Ahem。Huge thank you to Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan and Edelweiss for the eARC。 。。。more

Kels ，

Sapphic ✅Enemies to lovers ✅。。。。。ummmm so correct me if I’m wrong but this book is umm totally perfect for meSign me up I can’t wait to read this 🤩

Haley Neer ，

This book hit every single one of my emotional buttons and I couldn’t love it more！ Cheesy romcom references， enemies to （fake） lovahs， and sharing a bed？ Sign me UP。 But what really brings this story to the next level is the HEART。 Like， Kelly could probably write off therapy as a business expense if she turns around and uses all that insight to help the rest of us， which is basically my headcanon for how this beautiful book came to be。Kelly’s character work is always astonishing， but I really This book hit every single one of my emotional buttons and I couldn’t love it more！ Cheesy romcom references， enemies to （fake） lovahs， and sharing a bed？ Sign me UP。 But what really brings this story to the next level is the HEART。 Like， Kelly could probably write off therapy as a business expense if she turns around and uses all that insight to help the rest of us， which is basically my headcanon for how this beautiful book came to be。Kelly’s character work is always astonishing， but I really think she gets better every time。 I saw so much of my high school self in Scottie， and if I’m really real with myself， so much of my present day self too。 I also fell head over freaking heels for Irene。 And for all the ways you will also love Irene， she is so much more than a dream girl for someone to project onto。 She is complex and vulnerable and wise， dropping truth bombs And we can never forget the *chef’s kiss* ensemble that Kelly manages to put together。 No character is there simply for the pleasure of the main characters。 Everyone has a distinct personality and moral compass and fully fleshed out wants and needs。 It feels like a documentary where she followed these real people around for months， asking them their deepest secrets and vulnerabilities， and even though not everything makes it into the final product， you can just feel the familiarity and intimacy that went into getting in DEEP with each and every character。 *sighs* Yes， even Charlotte。How’s my heart， you ask？ My heart feels hashtag BLESSED that this book was delivered early （whoops） and ready to journal for a thousand years about all the lessons I learned in these 295 pages。 Do your heart a favor and read it as soon as you can。 。。。more

Moonsreads ，

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for exchanging this book for an honest review。omg this book was so good！ This book started as a fake dating book to make the ex girlfriend jealous and it just got better every page I turned。 I loved the characters， they just felt so real as if I was talking to them myself。 The humor in this really did make me laugh out loud and I loved the basketball/ cheerleader romance with a twist。 Both of these characters were so supportive with one and other and I lo Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for exchanging this book for an honest review。omg this book was so good！ This book started as a fake dating book to make the ex girlfriend jealous and it just got better every page I turned。 I loved the characters， they just felt so real as if I was talking to them myself。 The humor in this really did make me laugh out loud and I loved the basketball/ cheerleader romance with a twist。 Both of these characters were so supportive with one and other and I loved the open communication in this story， I also loved the vibes and the setting of this story。 The vibes were so fluffy and campy and I just could not wait for these two characters to fall in love。 I cannot wait to read more by Kelly Quindlen。 。。。more

Roxana ，

She Drives Me Crazy， by Kelly Quindlen， is one of those books that's just。。。okay。 It isn't terrible， but it isn't great - it's not， frankly， a book that will stick around in my brain very long。 I love enemies to lovers AND fake dating tropes in romances， so both in one story should be *chef's kiss* - but I found the execution of these tropes a little ham-fisted。 The set-ups to make plot points happen were often a stretch at best， and the dialogue bordered on clunky in several places。 I did like She Drives Me Crazy， by Kelly Quindlen， is one of those books that's just。。。okay。 It isn't terrible， but it isn't great - it's not， frankly， a book that will stick around in my brain very long。 I love enemies to lovers AND fake dating tropes in romances， so both in one story should be *chef's kiss* - but I found the execution of these tropes a little ham-fisted。 The set-ups to make plot points happen were often a stretch at best， and the dialogue bordered on clunky in several places。 I did like the main characters， basketball-playing protagonist Scottie and her nemesis/love interest， cheerleader Irene。 They did genuinely have good chemistry， even when the plot got heavy-handed。 And I liked Scottie's BFF， insecure overachiever Danielle。 Too many besties in YA romances like this are forgettable， only there to listen to the protagonist's problems， without much personality of their own， but Scottie was actually a halfway decent friend and helped Danielle out with her own issues as well， which meant we got to actually read about said issues。 Other side characters， though？ Not my favorites。 Scottie's family， specifically， felt like cardboard cutouts designed to be quirky， yet without actually being so， a complaint I had about the town as a whole。 The idea that the whole town is Christmas-themed （for historical， town-founding reasons） just。。。didn't amuse me。 And everything felt like it was trying too hard to be aggressively wacky， in supposed contrast to uptight， bougie， shallow Candlehawk （think Parks and Rec's Pawnee vs。 Eagleton）。。。but the comparisons were inconsistent， the wackiness never landed， and it all just felt unnecessary and unfunny。When it comes down to it， that ends up being my biggest problem with the book - I felt like I was being told "laugh here" when I didn't want to laugh， or "this plot moment makes sense" when it didn't make sense。 Piece after piece of the story simply didn't land for me。 It isn't like this book was terrible - it just didn't work。。。at least for me。Thank you to NetGalley and Roaring Book Press for the advance review copy。 。。。more

Amanda Shepard （Between-the-Shelves） ，

Thanks to Macmillan and NetGalley for providing me with an early copy to review！ As a lover of the enemies to lovers trope， I knew that this was going to be right up my alley。 It’s the gay fake-dating scheme that everyone needs！We start off running in this book， jumping right into Scottie and her girlfriend drama。 Quindlen does an excellent job of pulling the reader into this fictional world without being too info-dumpy。 Right from the start， Scottie is a likeable character， even if she seems to Thanks to Macmillan and NetGalley for providing me with an early copy to review！ As a lover of the enemies to lovers trope， I knew that this was going to be right up my alley。 It’s the gay fake-dating scheme that everyone needs！We start off running in this book， jumping right into Scottie and her girlfriend drama。 Quindlen does an excellent job of pulling the reader into this fictional world without being too info-dumpy。 Right from the start， Scottie is a likeable character， even if she seems to be caught up in her toxic ex-girlfriend。 And is a bit oblivious。The relationship between Irene and Scottie also felt nature， even if the two are incredibly snarky toward each other in the beginning。 It’s great banter though， and you can tell there are sparks almost from the beginning。 They also have incredible best friends， and Scottie has a great family。 I love seeing a family who is totally accepting and willing to help Scottie through her drama。The only thing I would have improved in this was the pacing。 By the end， some of the pacing felt off， particularly with the competition for Student Athlete of the Year。 I wanted the events to go together more seamlessly， but instead the end felt a little jumpy。All in all， this is a great rom-com featuring two girls who weren’t meant to fall in love。 With lots of great， diverse representation and a fantastic cover， this one should be on every teen shelf！ 。。。more

Ashley Owens ，

I was so unprepared for how cute this book was！ And even in the first like 15% of the book， I was skeptical of if I was going to actually really enjoy it… but oh did I ever！ Is it full of tropes？ Yes。 Are bits of the story predictable？ Yes。 Was I so consumed & delighted by it that I read it in one sitting？ Also yes。This book， while full of tropes， managed to go really in depth about some topics that most young adult books don’t， especially ya rom-coms。 There was a lot of maturity in both the cha I was so unprepared for how cute this book was！ And even in the first like 15% of the book， I was skeptical of if I was going to actually really enjoy it… but oh did I ever！ Is it full of tropes？ Yes。 Are bits of the story predictable？ Yes。 Was I so consumed & delighted by it that I read it in one sitting？ Also yes。This book， while full of tropes， managed to go really in depth about some topics that most young adult books don’t， especially ya rom-coms。 There was a lot of maturity in both the characters themselves and the writing that was believable and relatable and made the predictable plot points/story beats make sense。 Scottie and Irene are young， and therefore making mistakes and figuring themselves out and tend towards drama。 But they are also smart girls who are open-minded and learn to face their fears。 The amount of growth they grow through， both together and individuals， is so refreshing。 And their banter！ The absolute sharp wit of these girls is enviable， I wish I was that quick when I was in high school。Behind all of the tropes， this book has absolutely excellent commentary on toxicity of female rivalries， the unfairness of boys vs girls sports， not being afraid of confrontation， learning how to show up for the people you care about， and how to love yourself。 It’s an absolute gem and I highly recommend it。 。。。more

Kelly Quindlen ，

This book releases next week and I couldn't be more excited。 Telling Scottie & Irene's story was the most fun I've ever had writing a book。 I was inspired by the classic teen romcoms of the 80s， 90s， and 00s and I tried to honor their tone - but with a sapphic twist :） I hope folks enjoy the read。 The virtual launch party will take place on Instagram Live （@kellyquindlen） on Wednesday， April 21， at 7 pm EST。 This book releases next week and I couldn't be more excited。 Telling Scottie & Irene's story was the most fun I've ever had writing a book。 I was inspired by the classic teen romcoms of the 80s， 90s， and 00s and I tried to honor their tone - but with a sapphic twist :） I hope folks enjoy the read。 The virtual launch party will take place on Instagram Live （@kellyquindlen） on Wednesday， April 21， at 7 pm EST。 。。。more

kikay ，

this wasn't bad， i just don't think it was for me this wasn't bad， i just don't think it was for me 。。。more

Leah ，

I really enjoyed Quindlen’s Late to the Party， so I was eager to dive into her new offering and let me tell you: between the rivals to romance， the fake dating， and the Christmas themed setting， get yourself ready for some rom-com/Hallmark level tropes。 The characters and dialogue felt authentic， and I appreciated Scottie’s family dynamics especially （although her sisters fell a bit into narrow roles）。 Honey-Belle and Danielle were great side characters， and I liked that Danielle had her own sid I really enjoyed Quindlen’s Late to the Party， so I was eager to dive into her new offering and let me tell you: between the rivals to romance， the fake dating， and the Christmas themed setting， get yourself ready for some rom-com/Hallmark level tropes。 The characters and dialogue felt authentic， and I appreciated Scottie’s family dynamics especially （although her sisters fell a bit into narrow roles）。 Honey-Belle and Danielle were great side characters， and I liked that Danielle had her own side plot too。 I enjoyed the build of the romance between Irene and Scottie， even if there were some time jumps which seemed to rob the momentum a bit。 I also really liked the way the book discussed moving on from past relationships as a form of grieving， and how confusing and non-linear that process can be。 That said， I wished there had been more backstory on the relationships with Tally and Charlotte to help understand what the initial draw was。 Overall， a very cute story for fans of Happiest Season， or match with Leah on the Offbeat and Georgia Peaches and Other Forbidden Fruit for a WLW Georgia trio。Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the eARC。 。。。more

Luna ，

Okay。 Okay。 Okay。 THIS book？ This book right here？ Phenomenal。 Just spectacular。 I don’t think I have read a single sapphic rom com before that I have loved THIS much。 It is something so fun and special。 This book is a rom com， but it is probably the most realistic view of a relationship I’ve seen in one with all its struggles and heartaches。 It shows these girls being messy， making mistakes and growing from them。 It is just everything I’ve ever wanted from a romance book and I am just so glad t Okay。 Okay。 Okay。 THIS book？ This book right here？ Phenomenal。 Just spectacular。 I don’t think I have read a single sapphic rom com before that I have loved THIS much。 It is something so fun and special。 This book is a rom com， but it is probably the most realistic view of a relationship I’ve seen in one with all its struggles and heartaches。 It shows these girls being messy， making mistakes and growing from them。 It is just everything I’ve ever wanted from a romance book and I am just so glad that it exists。 I blew through it in less than 24 hours and it made me smile the entire time。 This is NOT a book to miss。Thank you NetGalley and Macmillan for providing me this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Randi （Rampant Reading Reviews） ，

I received an advanced copy of She Drives Me Crazy from the publisher so I could share my review with you！Distractions have a way of ruining Scottie Zajac’s life。 First， she was distracted by her ex-girlfriend during a basketball game （who happened to be playing on the opposing team）， costing her the match。 Then， while in the parking lot， Scottie gets into a fender-bender because she was analyzing the details of her team’s loss。 Now Scottie’s distractedness has given her nemesis， Irene Abraham， I received an advanced copy of She Drives Me Crazy from the publisher so I could share my review with you！Distractions have a way of ruining Scottie Zajac’s life。 First， she was distracted by her ex-girlfriend during a basketball game （who happened to be playing on the opposing team）， costing her the match。 Then， while in the parking lot， Scottie gets into a fender-bender because she was analyzing the details of her team’s loss。 Now Scottie’s distractedness has given her nemesis， Irene Abraham， yet another reason to hate her。 Irene， the beautiful yet cruel captain of the cheerleading squad exists on a different social stratum than Scottie， among the top-tier elites of the school。 Their lives have rarely intersected， but when they do， things always end messily。 But， when their well-intending mothers concoct a scheme for the two girls to carpool to school until Irene’s car is repaired， Scottie realizes that she will be spending far more time than she would like with Irene。 After spending more time together， the two concoct a mutually beneficial scheme to pretend to date， even though they have little in common。 If Scottie wants to make it through the school year unscathed， she will have to learn to get along with Irene， who may be more complicated than she would’ve ever guessed。You can get your copy of She Drives Me Crazy on April 20th from Roaring Brook Press！She Drives Me Crazy is the first book I have read this year that I would like to give a six-star rating！ Since the majority of book-rating scales don’t allow me to give actual bonus stars， I will have to settle for giving this book a glowing five-star recommendation。 This story was easily one of the sweetest sapphic stories I have read in years。 Scottie and Irene both felt extremely real to me， pulling me into the narrative instantly！ Their quick banter and interactions kept me laughing to the very last page。 Kelly Quindlen brought new life into well-worn romance tropes， combining enemies-to-lovers and fake-dating into one compulsively readable story！ My Recommendation-If you need a swoon-worthy rom-com to brighten your day， you absolutely need to pick up a copy of She Drives Me Crazy！ I was in a bit of a reading slump when I picked this book up， but Scottie and Irene banished my reading woes。 She Drives Me Crazy would be perfect for fans of Casey McQuiston and Sophie Gonzales！ 。。。more

Kinsey ，

Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。I loved this book。 This is the sapphic rom-com YA content we need more of！ The focus is on relationships and goals， not trauma or coming out （though it does touch briefly on these topics they are minor and well supported）。 I loved our two fierce， soft， and genuine main characters， and their wide group of friends。 I enjoyed the high school dynamics of sports， friends， and figuring out the future for what Thank you to NetGalley for letting me read an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review。I loved this book。 This is the sapphic rom-com YA content we need more of！ The focus is on relationships and goals， not trauma or coming out （though it does touch briefly on these topics they are minor and well supported）。 I loved our two fierce， soft， and genuine main characters， and their wide group of friends。 I enjoyed the high school dynamics of sports， friends， and figuring out the future for what comes next。 I laughed， I hurt for them， I cheered， I gasped， and overall thoroughly enjoyed the reading experience。 The nemesis to lovers troupe is one of my favorite and this is one of the best ones I've read。 I wish I had this book to read when I was in high school！ 。。。more

Ash McClintic ，

Thank you to Edelweiss for the digital ARC; All my opinions are my own。AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVED THIS SO MUCH。 I’m just vibrating with pure happy JOY， this book was so GOOD。Fake dating ！！ Enemies to Lovers ！！ Classic cheesy trope goodness but my GOD。 The sexual tension， the pining， the feelings！！！！This book was like being wrapped in a warm fuzzy blanket but also sitting in a hot back massage chair while getting a pedicure。 No， I don’t know how to elaborate further。 I want to read it all over again Thank you to Edelweiss for the digital ARC; All my opinions are my own。AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I LOVED THIS SO MUCH。 I’m just vibrating with pure happy JOY， this book was so GOOD。Fake dating ！！ Enemies to Lovers ！！ Classic cheesy trope goodness but my GOD。 The sexual tension， the pining， the feelings！！！！This book was like being wrapped in a warm fuzzy blanket but also sitting in a hot back massage chair while getting a pedicure。 No， I don’t know how to elaborate further。 I want to read it all over again。I loved Scottie。 I loved Irene。 I loved Danielle。 I loved Honey-Belle。 I loved their growth and journey and courage and vulnerability and I just REALLY loved this！！ 。。。more

Priya ，

I can't wait to read this book！！！ The plot seems so interesting and I have really high hopes！ I can't wait to read this book！！！ The plot seems so interesting and I have really high hopes！ 。。。more

Zoey Perrigo ，

**I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。She Drives Me Crazy is a fun romcom filled with movies references， music recs， and high school turmoil。 Scotty is a senior basketball player who hates that the girls team is looked down on by everyone in town。 She recently was dumped by Tally when she went to the rival high school with a better basketball reputation。 When everything seems to go wrong on the first game of the year， Scotty's car is hit in the parking lot by Irene。 Ir **I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。She Drives Me Crazy is a fun romcom filled with movies references， music recs， and high school turmoil。 Scotty is a senior basketball player who hates that the girls team is looked down on by everyone in town。 She recently was dumped by Tally when she went to the rival high school with a better basketball reputation。 When everything seems to go wrong on the first game of the year， Scotty's car is hit in the parking lot by Irene。 Irene is a queen B cheerleader with all the reputation。 Scotty sees a plan form to get back at her ex， get the credit her basketball team deserves， and to help Irene out with the fender bender。This book was such a great read。 Scotty was what you would expect from a high school senior who just wants things to go well for once。 I loved watching her grow and learn to accept her authentic self。 Her relationship with her sisters was also so heartwarming for me。 I loved that they were always there for each other during the hard moments。 The relationship between the two girls was also fun。 Polar opposites with similar humor is always a fun one to read。 Irene was such a strong character that didn't really take anything from anyone， but still struggled to find her mother's acceptance。 All in all， this was such a fun romcom。 I found myself breezing through the book with ease。 。。。more

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