The One True Me and You
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Summary
One small fandom convention。 One teen beauty pageant。
One meet cute waiting to happen。
Up and coming fanfic author Kaylee Beaumont is internally screaming at the chance to finally meet her fandom friends in real life and spend a weekend at GreatCon。 She also has a side quest for the weekend:
Try out they/them pronouns to see how it feels
Wear more masculine-presenting cosplay
Kiss a girl for the first time
It’s… a lot， and Kay mostly wants to lie face down on the hotel floor。 Especially when her hometown bully， Miss North Carolina， shows up in the very same hotel。 But there’s this con-sponsored publishing contest， and the chance to meet her fandom idols… and then， there’s Teagan。
Pageant queen Teagan Miller （Miss Virginia） has her eye on the much-needed prize: the $25，000 scholarship awarded to the winner of the Miss Cosmic Teen USA pageant。 She also has secrets:
She loves the dresses but hates the tiaras
She’s a giant nerd for everything GreatCon
She’s gay af
If Teagan can just keep herself wrapped up tight for one more weekend， she can claim the scholarship and go off to college out and proud。 If she’s caught， she could lose everything she’s worked for。 If her rival， Miss North Carolina， has anything to do with it， that’s exactly how it’ll go down。
When Teagan and Kay bump into one another the first night， sparks fly。 Their connection is intense—as is their shared enemy。 If they’re spotted， the safe space of the con will be shattered， and all their secrets will follow them home。 The risks are great… but could the reward of embracing their true selves be worth it？
One meet cute waiting to happen。
Up and coming fanfic author Kaylee Beaumont is internally screaming at the chance to finally meet her fandom friends in real life and spend a weekend at GreatCon。 She also has a side quest for the weekend:
Try out they/them pronouns to see how it feels
Wear more masculine-presenting cosplay
Kiss a girl for the first time
It’s… a lot， and Kay mostly wants to lie face down on the hotel floor。 Especially when her hometown bully， Miss North Carolina， shows up in the very same hotel。 But there’s this con-sponsored publishing contest， and the chance to meet her fandom idols… and then， there’s Teagan。
Pageant queen Teagan Miller （Miss Virginia） has her eye on the much-needed prize: the $25，000 scholarship awarded to the winner of the Miss Cosmic Teen USA pageant。 She also has secrets:
She loves the dresses but hates the tiaras
She’s a giant nerd for everything GreatCon
She’s gay af
If Teagan can just keep herself wrapped up tight for one more weekend， she can claim the scholarship and go off to college out and proud。 If she’s caught， she could lose everything she’s worked for。 If her rival， Miss North Carolina， has anything to do with it， that’s exactly how it’ll go down。
When Teagan and Kay bump into one another the first night， sparks fly。 Their connection is intense—as is their shared enemy。 If they’re spotted， the safe space of the con will be shattered， and all their secrets will follow them home。 The risks are great… but could the reward of embracing their true selves be worth it？
Reviews
Chris G。
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Teagan needs to come in first in the Miss Cosmic Teen USA pageant: the prize money would complete years of work on the beauty circuit and would allow her to pay for college where she can come out and live as her true self。 The same Orlando hotel is also hosting a con for fans of The Great Game， a Sherlock Holmes remake with a dedicated fandom。 That’s where Kaylee， a talented writer of fanfic， is competing to be published in a book of short stories and in the accepting atmosphere of the con， is h Teagan needs to come in first in the Miss Cosmic Teen USA pageant: the prize money would complete years of work on the beauty circuit and would allow her to pay for college where she can come out and live as her true self。 The same Orlando hotel is also hosting a con for fans of The Great Game， a Sherlock Holmes remake with a dedicated fandom。 That’s where Kaylee， a talented writer of fanfic， is competing to be published in a book of short stories and in the accepting atmosphere of the con， is hoping to find some answers to her confusion about her own relationship preferences that she cannot explore in her gossipy， insular hometown。 Told in strongly voiced alternating chapters， Teagan and Kaylee concoct a budding romance while finding courage to be their more authentic selves in real life。 The author does an especially good job of showing the value of both Kaylee’s and Teagan’s choices。 。。。more
Larissa
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Kaylee and Teagan are both struggling with embracing who they are。 Kaylee is uncertain of their identity and they long to try out the new pronouns they/them。 And test the waters by kissing a girl。 Teagan is a proud lesbian who knows who she is but due to the pageant world which she lives in feels like she can not show her true self and must hide it so as not to ruin a career path that she has been on for a long time。 When both girls are brought together at the same hotel due to a con and a pagea Kaylee and Teagan are both struggling with embracing who they are。 Kaylee is uncertain of their identity and they long to try out the new pronouns they/them。 And test the waters by kissing a girl。 Teagan is a proud lesbian who knows who she is but due to the pageant world which she lives in feels like she can not show her true self and must hide it so as not to ruin a career path that she has been on for a long time。 When both girls are brought together at the same hotel due to a con and a pageant， they both go on a journey that helps them become more sure of who they are and what they want to be。I really enjoyed this book。 I think it showed the struggle that many LGTBQ+ people have to go through， both in coming out and figuring out your pronouns or where you fit on the LGTBQ+ spectrum。 I also love that claiming your pronouns doesn't have to mean that they fully identify your sexual preferences。 Teagan finding a way to not only embrace who she was but making it so that hopefully the pageant world could start to be more inclusive is such a lovely spin。 It makes me so sad to know that there are still places where old standards are being upheld and being placed on highly talented individuals who have to hide who they are in order to fit in。 I hope that the world embraces being more inclusive and like the people at the con do celebrate everyone's unique beauty instead of pointing out all their flaws。Thank you to St。 Martin's Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of this book。 。。。more
Alana
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As I hit my 6th through 10th set of tears over this book， I realized they were like the ocean by that point–receding but never really gone。 This book made me a MESS。 Maybe part of it is that I very casually know the author from their time as a librarian in NJ， but I think that's only a tiny part of it。 This book is just feels， feels， feels， about finding yourself and being yourself and finding community。 If I could give it six stars， I would， because it's the kind of book that you want to put in As I hit my 6th through 10th set of tears over this book， I realized they were like the ocean by that point–receding but never really gone。 This book made me a MESS。 Maybe part of it is that I very casually know the author from their time as a librarian in NJ， but I think that's only a tiny part of it。 This book is just feels， feels， feels， about finding yourself and being yourself and finding community。 If I could give it six stars， I would， because it's the kind of book that you want to put in teens' hands but also connects you to your younger queer self。 。。。more
BookBagDC
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This is a story about being your authentic self。 Kaylee Beaumont， a high school senior， is making a name for herself as a fanfic author。 She is beyond excited to be attending her first fandom convention in Florida for The Great Game， a modern-day Sherlock Holmes remake with a passionate fan base。 While there， Kay will have the chance to hang out in real life with her fandom friends for the first time， meet some of her fellow fanfic authors who she has long idolized， and learn if she won a con This is a story about being your authentic self。 Kaylee Beaumont， a high school senior， is making a name for herself as a fanfic author。 She is beyond excited to be attending her first fandom convention in Florida for The Great Game， a modern-day Sherlock Holmes remake with a passionate fan base。 While there， Kay will have the chance to hang out in real life with her fandom friends for the first time， meet some of her fellow fanfic authors who she has long idolized， and learn if she won a contest to have a piece of her fanfic published in a book。 Kay is also hoping to use the weekend away from her closed-minded hometown to try out they/them pronouns and kiss a girl for the first time。 But in her first few hours there， Kay unexpectedly runs into her high school bully， who is at the same hotel to compete in the Miss Cosmic USA pageant。 Also at the hotel is Teagan Miller， who is there to compete in the pageant as Miss Virginia。 After years of competition， Teagan is hoping that she will win this one last pageant and the accompanying scholarship money that will allow her to pursue her dream of studying art therapy in college。 If she does win， Teagan plans to step away from pagents in order to be more open about being gay。 She also wants the freedom to explore the sides of her personality， including her love for The Great Game， that she believes would not be accepted by the pagents。 Teagan's biggest rival is Miss North Carolina， who is known to play dirty。On the first night， Kay and Teagan run into each other， and have an instant， and very intense， connection。 It feels like something special and they both want to explore it。 But they are both worried about their secrets being exposed， particularly by Miss North Carolina who， as fate would have it， likes to torment them both。 As Kay and Teagan spend the weekend together， they are both exhibilirated and terrified about what their connection means -- and what， if anything， awaits them beyond this one weekend。 This book was terrific。 The juxtaposition of the pageant and fandom convention was a clever premise to explore the budding relationship between Kay and Teagan。 Coming from two different worlds， this seemed like an opposites attract story on the surface -- until we as readers come to see the ways that not just Kay and Teagan， but the two worlds and how people engage and react to them， share important similarities。 On the one hand， one community （the pagents） seems to hold Teagan back in the exploration of her true identity， and the other （the fandom convention） supports Kay's exploration of her true self。 On the other hand， we see how assumptions are not the province of any one group， through the way that Kay's assumptions about pageants and who participates in them colors her views of Teagan -- just as people's assumptions about fanfic color how some people view her。 The author also did an excellent job of depicting the wide range of experiences that people have when coming out and the importance for many of found family as part of that experience。 Most of all， both Kay and Teagan are such fully realized and endearing characters that you cannot help but root for them and their success。Strongly recommended！ 。。。more
Alexx
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OKAY， HOW DARE THE AUTHOR CREATE SUCH A PERFECT YA BOOK THAT CAPTURES FANDOM AND COMMUNITY AND SISTERHOOD AND BEING QUEER SO MAGNIFICENTLY？？？ 😭💜I HAVE NO OTHER WORDS RIGHT NOW。 LET ME DROWN IN MY FEELS FIRST。 😭😂Full review soon。Find me elsewhere: Instagram | Twitter | Blog OKAY， HOW DARE THE AUTHOR CREATE SUCH A PERFECT YA BOOK THAT CAPTURES FANDOM AND COMMUNITY AND SISTERHOOD AND BEING QUEER SO MAGNIFICENTLY？？？ 😭💜I HAVE NO OTHER WORDS RIGHT NOW。 LET ME DROWN IN MY FEELS FIRST。 😭😂Full review soon。Find me elsewhere: Instagram | Twitter | Blog 。。。more
Courtney
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I received an ARC from the publisher and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 The One True Me and You is a cute queer contemporary that I knew immediately I would really like。 From the fandom （fanfic and social media） references to the tension surrounding girls in a beauty pageant， plus super queer-positive stories for both leads？！ Yes， please！ I really liked Kaylee from the start。 They’ve come to some catharsis about their gender identity as the story starts， but they’re st I received an ARC from the publisher and am voluntarily posting a review。 All opinions are my own。 The One True Me and You is a cute queer contemporary that I knew immediately I would really like。 From the fandom （fanfic and social media） references to the tension surrounding girls in a beauty pageant， plus super queer-positive stories for both leads？！ Yes， please！ I really liked Kaylee from the start。 They’ve come to some catharsis about their gender identity as the story starts， but they’re still rather selective of who they share this with…and I don’t blame them， given the bullying they’ve faced， including from a certain pageant queen。 But I also love Kaylee’s investment in fandom， and their hopes that their writing will lead to some professional opportunities。 As an aspiring writer myself， I loved seeing them making those strides over the course of the book。 Teagan is also incredibly relatable。 I appreciate that there’s a balance between giving her a good heart to contrast with Madison the Mean Pageant Queen without resorting to making Teagan Not Like Other Girls。 Teagan does find some aspects of pageant culture cumbersome， but she enjoys others。 And ultimately， she is invested in a good cause which makes the goal of winning worth striving for。 I really liked the blossoming relationship between Teagan and Kay， and while it does take place over a short period of time， it doesn’t feel rushed。 I appreciate how their mutual animosity with Madison provided real tension and stakes for their relationship， as each of them have realistic fears and resulting assumptions。 Kay in particular fears being outed once Madison makes the connection between her real identity and online persona， and also worries at times about Teagan being “just another beauty queen。” Meanwhile， Teagan is also walking on eggshells， fearing Madison will uncover her own passion for nerd/fandom culture。 It’s ultimately really beautiful， and I loved seeing these two blossom when they were able to unapologetically be themselves with the world， as well as with each other。 This is an utterly adorable book， and I would recommend it to anyone looking for a fun， queer romcom。 。。。more
Jennifer C。
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Thanks so much to the author， Netgalley， and Wednesday Books for the gifted， advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts。 All opinions are entirely my own。 { partner } All of my reviews can be found on Instagram @Tackling_TBR and on my blog at tacklingtbr。home。blog TW: gender dysphoria， loss of parent， mention of suicide， homophobia， transphobia， bullying， forced outingOh my gosh， when I tell you that I smiled through this entire book， I am not exaggerating。 Okay， sure， there Thanks so much to the author， Netgalley， and Wednesday Books for the gifted， advanced e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest thoughts。 All opinions are entirely my own。 { partner } All of my reviews can be found on Instagram @Tackling_TBR and on my blog at tacklingtbr。home。blog TW: gender dysphoria， loss of parent， mention of suicide， homophobia， transphobia， bullying， forced outingOh my gosh， when I tell you that I smiled through this entire book， I am not exaggerating。 Okay， sure， there were a few scenes that I wasn't smiling because it was a sad scene。 But OTHER THAN THAT I smiled through the whole thing。 For the two main characters the weekend of this story is a time that they have felt more free to be themselves than any other time， and so watching them feel so open and free made for an incredibly joyful reading experience。 Let's talk characters。 Kay and Teagan are our two leads， and they were both really fun to read。 I think I found myself gravitating a bit more towards Teagan's chapters， since that is the side of the story that I could relate a bit more to than Kay's。 But at the same time， all of the really heartwarming friendship moments between Kay and their good friends （Ami， Lady， and Cakes） were some of my favorite parts of the whole book。 Between that foursome and the friendship between Teagan and her pageant-bestie Jess， this book felt like a platonic love story just about as much as a romantic one， which I found really sweet。 Overall I would absolutely recommend this book to friends， and I think I already have once or twice。 It was a really joyful read， with a really sweet romance （keep in mind it is YA， so this is not where you'll find your steamy romance scenes）， and some really touching moments of friendship over everything else。 I would say that the best way to read this book would be as a part of a book club or buddy read with a few of your besties！ 。。。more
LGBT Representation in Books
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From the author:The One True Me and You addresses the following topics that you may want a heads up about:- Gender dysphoria: Kay is exploring their gender identity and expresses some gender-related discomfort at times。 There is one instance of microagressions from their mother。 Ultimately， they are happy being nonbinary and feel comfortable coming into their identity and celebrating who they are。- Death of a parent by suicide （off-screen， before the story）: Teagan experiences the loss of her mo From the author:The One True Me and You addresses the following topics that you may want a heads up about:- Gender dysphoria: Kay is exploring their gender identity and expresses some gender-related discomfort at times。 There is one instance of microagressions from their mother。 Ultimately， they are happy being nonbinary and feel comfortable coming into their identity and celebrating who they are。- Death of a parent by suicide （off-screen， before the story）: Teagan experiences the loss of her mother as a child。 This death by suicide resulted in the character going to therapy and ultimately pursuing art therapy as a future career。 A pageant judge springs a question about it on her during her pageant interview。- Homophobia and transphobia: The “villain” （inasmuch as there is a villain） makes a few anti-LGBTQ+ comments。 Teagan hides her identity because of the general anti-queerness of the pageant world。 The overall tone of the book is light and LGBTQ+ positive and affirming， though。Trigger Warnings: Homophobia， hate crime， cursing， bullying， past break-ups， gender dysphoria， transphobia， parent death off page， suicide off page， mental health， discussion of racism/colorism in pageants， cyber bullying， outing， misgendering Representation: Lesbian， Bisexual， Questioning， Queer， Nonbinary， GayThe One True Me and You is the story of pageant queen， Teagan， and fanfic writer， Kay， who both are in Florida for the weekend at the same hotel。 Teagan， who is there for a pageant competition， is a closeted lesbian。 Kay， spending their weekend at a con for their favorite show， is questioning their gender and sexuality。 The two meet by accident and risk their secrets to continue to see each other throughout the weekend。This eARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 I really enjoyed this book！ I am not a fanfic reader， myself， so I loved being engulfed in this new world and learning some new vocabulary in the story！ I do have to say， as a con attendee， everything the author says about the con atmosphere is true！ Cons are great places to meet your people and find new friends！ The author does a great job developing this world that is truly so welcoming！This book was great and an easy read！ I finished it in about a day。 The story is fast paced and fun。 I didn’t realize how much I had a read because I was enjoying it so much！ Overall， I’d definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a happy story with a classic romance feel！ There’s a little bit of everything for everyone！ 。。。more
Francis M。 Torres
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Everything about this book gave me the FEELS！ I loved the setting， teens off to a comic con type of event in Orlando （I think I’m saying this whole thing wrong， I don’t know a THING about fandom or fic-whatever）， and a beauty pageant going on at the same time， such a cute mix， I would love to be in that type of setting， even now as an adult。 My parents would’ve never let me go that far away from home for a convention let alone a pageant， these kids have it so easy but then again it’s not a true Everything about this book gave me the FEELS！ I loved the setting， teens off to a comic con type of event in Orlando （I think I’m saying this whole thing wrong， I don’t know a THING about fandom or fic-whatever）， and a beauty pageant going on at the same time， such a cute mix， I would love to be in that type of setting， even now as an adult。 My parents would’ve never let me go that far away from home for a convention let alone a pageant， these kids have it so easy but then again it’s not a true story but a girl can dream right？ LolAnyway， I loved Kay and her friends， they are the cutest！！！！ They are so different， but they complement each other so well， and they are all so supportive， it was so sweet to read。 Then we meet Teagan， she’s the beauty queen， loud and proud lesbian， I LOVED HER！！！！！ I loved her boldness， and her journey together with her own journey with Kay is just the sweetest。 This author did her thing， I don’t want to give anything away， but there is so much to learn from these young characters， it seriously inspired me。 I am so happy I got a chance to read this book， thank you Netgalley and the Publishers for that opportunity。 。。。more
drew
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tw: misgendering， homophobia / lesbophobia， public outing， bullying， loss of a mom， mentions of grief， mentions of suicide， gender dysphoriaThe One True Me and You takes place over a weekend at a hotel in Orlando， FL。 There's been a double-booking for the beauty pageant and fan convention。This was。。。 a book that I read。 First， the book occurs over a single weekend yet somehow feels so long and draining that it felt like weeks had passed。 Additionally - Teagan and Kay met each other for the first tw: misgendering， homophobia / lesbophobia， public outing， bullying， loss of a mom， mentions of grief， mentions of suicide， gender dysphoriaThe One True Me and You takes place over a weekend at a hotel in Orlando， FL。 There's been a double-booking for the beauty pageant and fan convention。This was。。。 a book that I read。 First， the book occurs over a single weekend yet somehow feels so long and draining that it felt like weeks had passed。 Additionally - Teagan and Kay met each other for the first time on Friday night， and by Sunday （after having kissed once）， were already calling each other girlfriend。 I know lesbians have the U-Haul stereotype， but damn。 I also just don't care for the insta-love trope， to be frank， so I don't think that aspect was for me。The entire fan convention was based on a fictional Sherlock show， where the main ship was Johnlock。 It felt so very 2014， in the worst way possible。 （We know it's not 2014， though， because Miss Oregon is reading a "doorstop of a fantasy novel with an orange cover。" So， Priory of the Orange Tree， which came out in 2019。） I don't mind fan-culture novels， truly， I think they're entertaining， but using Johnlock as the main ship just felt so very outdated。Speaking of things feeling outdated - the beauty pageant main character wore a white lacy dress （that ended mid-thigh） WITH jeggings underneath AND a yellow flannel wrapped around her waist AND mid-calf boots。 That's the most 2014 tumblr style I can imagine。 It's like if Christian Girl Autumn and Tumblr 2014 Style had a baby。Teagan and Kay were both very frustrating main characters and it made me hesitant to root for either of them。 Kay just sucked （and somehow gets worse and takes their frustrations out on Teagan）， whereas Teagan was terrible to her pageant bestie。 Teagan also spent the entire first half of the novel explaining how she needed the scholarship money to go to college， but then is willing to risk her entire pageant career （and this money） for a person she's known for literally 24 hours？ The pros， for me， were short:Jess <3 Miss Pennsylvania <3 I love her so much。 Teagan should've treated her so much better。There was a section where a gay man briefly discussed how most mlm fic is written by women and not queer men like himself， which was a great point and definitely could have been expanded on。 I hope that little gay man has a good day。I also loved that Kay got to explore their identity。I like fan culture， I do enjoy other books about fan culture， but this just missed the mark。 I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend this book to people， and would likely point them in the direction of another fan-culture-based book， but I also understand how some people might really see themselves represented on page here。Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Stacy
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Being a teenager is hard enough without navigating the added complexities of gender identity， homophobia and narrow expectations of your world--whether that's the pageant circuit or a small town。 And I LOVE that books like this exist to help people feel seen and a little less alone。 In The One True Me and You， author Remi K。 England presents readers with a wonderful coming-of-age YA romance。 The characters， their individual and shared journey were a joy to read。 I also really loved the female fr Being a teenager is hard enough without navigating the added complexities of gender identity， homophobia and narrow expectations of your world--whether that's the pageant circuit or a small town。 And I LOVE that books like this exist to help people feel seen and a little less alone。 In The One True Me and You， author Remi K。 England presents readers with a wonderful coming-of-age YA romance。 The characters， their individual and shared journey were a joy to read。 I also really loved the female friendships across the fandom and pageant circles。 The writing is fantastic， I equally enjoyed Kay's Tumblr posts as much as Teagan's responses to interview questions。 I did selfishly want more karma for the "villain" in this story。 I know this wasn't about her， but still--she got off too easily。 Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Sammie V
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Thank you Wednesday books for an advanced reading copy！The perfect fandom romcom I have ever read！ I wish I had had this book when I was a teen。Kaylee is new to writing Fanfic， but is well known in their fandom community for writing some of the best fanfic for the show The Great Game out there。 Attending their first con is everything to Kaylee， they are able to start to figure out their gender and sexual identity as well as spend time in a safe space that is The Great Game Comic ConTeagan has be Thank you Wednesday books for an advanced reading copy！The perfect fandom romcom I have ever read！ I wish I had had this book when I was a teen。Kaylee is new to writing Fanfic， but is well known in their fandom community for writing some of the best fanfic for the show The Great Game out there。 Attending their first con is everything to Kaylee， they are able to start to figure out their gender and sexual identity as well as spend time in a safe space that is The Great Game Comic ConTeagan has been doing pageants most of her life， but The Miss Teen Universe is the big one。 She has had to hide her whole personality while being under that spot light。 You have to be a certain way。 You can't be nerdy and you most certainly cannot be queer。 But when her latest pageant is held at the same hotel that a comic con for her favorite tv show is， Teagan has a chance for her two worlds to collide。The pacing and characters were fantastic。 I feel in love with both Teagan and Kaylee's individual struggles。 The overall story was just so adorable and made me miss con life。 It really shows the friendship and family you find within fandoms， and most importantly how to be the one true you。cw/tgHomophobiaLose of a parent Forced outing 。。。more
Amanda
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This book is perfect for Valentine's Day。 Cute， adorable， and has a great message of acceptance and loving everyone for themselves。 I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is struggling with their identity or just wants a nice romance read （especially if you're a fandom lover）！ This book is perfect for Valentine's Day。 Cute， adorable， and has a great message of acceptance and loving everyone for themselves。 I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is struggling with their identity or just wants a nice romance read （especially if you're a fandom lover）！ 。。。more
Robyn
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Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the DRC of this title。A sweet narrative about finding who you are and feeling free in that space。 I loved the mash up of the fandom world with the beauty pageant background。 Two things you don't see go together often but really worked in this story。Would recommend for those looking for HEA with LGBTQ-inclusive themes。 Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the DRC of this title。A sweet narrative about finding who you are and feeling free in that space。 I loved the mash up of the fandom world with the beauty pageant background。 Two things you don't see go together often but really worked in this story。Would recommend for those looking for HEA with LGBTQ-inclusive themes。 。。。more
Queen B
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One of my reading goals this year is to read more diverse reads， including: sapphic， nonbinary， written by BIPOC， etc。 The One True Me and You was a great addition to that goal。TOTMaY stars Teagan， our “very lesbian” pageant queen competing for a $25，000 scholarship and Kay， our “might be nonbinary” fanfic author。 Both are attending events at the same hotel， and the two run into each other （literally！） when Teagan sneaks into the fandom/GreatCon’s events。 Sparks fly and soon after the two do the One of my reading goals this year is to read more diverse reads， including: sapphic， nonbinary， written by BIPOC， etc。 The One True Me and You was a great addition to that goal。TOTMaY stars Teagan， our “very lesbian” pageant queen competing for a $25，000 scholarship and Kay， our “might be nonbinary” fanfic author。 Both are attending events at the same hotel， and the two run into each other （literally！） when Teagan sneaks into the fandom/GreatCon’s events。 Sparks fly and soon after the two do their best to maximize their short time together。I have a few criticisms of TOTMaY。 Nearly all the Con’s attendees have name tags and go by their Tumblr names， and I just can’t relate to this。 You consider some of these people your best friends， and yet they are never called by their real names the entire book？ Maybe it’s just because I am Old™ but I can’t relate。 And while I have read quite a bit of fanfiction， the fact that TOTMaY is about Sherlock fanfiction makes the entire story feel so dated。What I did love was the inclusion of Kay’s gender struggle。 I loved that they were so curious about what fit them， both gender and sexuality， and that they didn’t feel restricted to fit inside a single box。I struggled with connecting with either Teagan or Kay， as I thought they both made some bad decisions and honestly needed to dole out some major apologies。 Instead， Kay’s and Teagan’s friends were the true MVP of the story—so supportive of everyone。I think this one is best read by actual Young Adult readers， but the message it sends is worthwhile to everyone。Thank you to NetGalley and St。 Martin's Press/Wednesday Books for the review copy。 。。。more
Janilyn Kocher
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Thanks to Wednesday books and NetGalley for the early read。
Alisa
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What happens when the world of teen pageants meets the world of fanfic and cons？ And what happens when it's all in one weekend？ Two teens discover themselves and each other in this Queer Romance。 Well-written， thoughtful， honest and compelling What happens when the world of teen pageants meets the world of fanfic and cons？ And what happens when it's all in one weekend？ Two teens discover themselves and each other in this Queer Romance。 Well-written， thoughtful， honest and compelling 。。。more
BOOKarina （Karina）
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Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。This book is basically an aged AO3 fic with a Johnlocke fanfic writer， with some AO3 rep， like YES fanfics， not sure about the delivery/choice of fanfic our mc fanfic writer choose as it did feel out of touch with current fanfics that are being written 。 This was okay ？ Nothing amazing or that I will remember a lot or fondly but a quick read with some good representation。 The characters are not perfect which I really enjo Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review。This book is basically an aged AO3 fic with a Johnlocke fanfic writer， with some AO3 rep， like YES fanfics， not sure about the delivery/choice of fanfic our mc fanfic writer choose as it did feel out of touch with current fanfics that are being written 。 This was okay ？ Nothing amazing or that I will remember a lot or fondly but a quick read with some good representation。 The characters are not perfect which I really enjoyed and the diversity of the characters， they were tangible and not "all perfectly wrapped up"。 Story wise， it's a bit of a blur， it has been a while since I read this one （since I wasn't sure of what rating I would give it yet and did not want to review it on a whim） ， from memory I remember a couple of trigger warnings （please check other places for more details） that hit me in the feels like a forced outing and homophobia。 As a bi person， I really related to the forced outing as a "friend" sort of did that to me in high school thinking it was "okay， because all of us are queer" even though I wasn't ready for that。Our MC needs the money from the pageant she is competing in to be able to go to college， part of the "high stakes" were less high in my opinion due to that as the book only spans over a weekend I felt like I did not care enough about her yet to see why this was her only option， while I sympathized with the need for money to go to college it just was like a "ah okay this is why she is partaking in the pageant"。 In terms of romance， because of the timeframe of the the book （a weekend） it also meant that the romance felt a lot like insta-love。 It was rushed and with everything "being at stake" for her to go to college I couldn't help but feel like it did not make a lot of sense for her to put herself even more at risk to lose the money。 They're romance was not perfect， as they say hurtful things and make a lot of mistakes， but I appreciated the fact that they apologized and did not just gloss over things in order to make the romance work （the author made a good point of balancing that and not letting the characters "off the hook" so to say in order to progress her plot）。 Overall， not really for me， but I can see why some people enjoyed it。 An okay YA book with some good rep and imperfect characters。2。35/5 starsBookarina 。。。more
Calliope
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stop this was so cutee！！
Jennifer Parke-Marriner
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3。5 starsThe One True Me and You is a sweet story about a fanfic geek and a pageant queen。 I very much enjoyed both of our main characters。 Kaylee is a writer of fanfic and is from a very conservative town， which makes their coming out as non-binary a bit of a problem。 They have decided to try out they/them pronouns at a fic convention， and they also have made it a goal to kiss a girl before the con ends。 Teagan is Miss Virginia at a teen pageant taking place in the same convention center as Kay 3。5 starsThe One True Me and You is a sweet story about a fanfic geek and a pageant queen。 I very much enjoyed both of our main characters。 Kaylee is a writer of fanfic and is from a very conservative town， which makes their coming out as non-binary a bit of a problem。 They have decided to try out they/them pronouns at a fic convention， and they also have made it a goal to kiss a girl before the con ends。 Teagan is Miss Virginia at a teen pageant taking place in the same convention center as Kaylee's con。 Teagan resents the fact that she has to stay closeted because the pageant system is not ready for an openly queer contestant。 The plot was enjoyable but fairly predictable。 The supporting characters were a diverse group and each got at least some development。 There are a couple of them that I would like to see get their own books。 The "villain" was pretty much a one-dimensional caricature of the evil nemesis， but I can let that go。 But there was one thing about this story that I felt was glossed over just a bit too quickly。 Kaylee and Teagan have a common enemy - one of the girls participating in Teagan's pageant is also Kaylee's homophobic high school bully。 In an effort to take down both Teagan and Kaylee， this rival publicly outs Kaylee on social media， which is of course instantly makes the rounds of their small， conservative high school and town。 While there is of course a discussion of the effect that this outing has on Kaylee， I don't think the reader is given the time to truly sit with the horrific nature of the situation。 This is a devastating event in Kaylee's life， and I think that more time should have been spent showing the aftermath of that action。 Overall I did enjoy the book and would recommend it to those who enjoy stories with characters who are exploring their gender identity。 I'll be interested to see what else this author brings us in the future。 Thank you to NetGalley and to Wednesday Books for providing a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Roxana
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A cute， fast， easy love letter to fandom and friendship。 Despite making me feel old as dirt （my fandom days have been over for a minute now。。。）， The One True Me and You will surely be adored by plenty of teen readers who see themselves in its leads' identity crises， young love， and big-hearted emotions。 I will say that some of the character choices leading to the predictable conflict about 3/4 into the book felt like they came out of nowhere， for me。 And since the beauty pageant world was treate A cute， fast， easy love letter to fandom and friendship。 Despite making me feel old as dirt （my fandom days have been over for a minute now。。。）， The One True Me and You will surely be adored by plenty of teen readers who see themselves in its leads' identity crises， young love， and big-hearted emotions。 I will say that some of the character choices leading to the predictable conflict about 3/4 into the book felt like they came out of nowhere， for me。 And since the beauty pageant world was treated with thoughtful nuance in all its good and bad， it's a shame the world of fandom was painted as 100% utterly perfectly wonderful and accepting; I would have appreciated some sense of the problems and harsher realities in that community， too。 Despite these issues， I zipped through this sweet， very readable story in one afternoon， and I have no doubt its target audience will be charmed and moved。 Thank you to NetGalley and Wednesday Books for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
（Energy）
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Pageants do not have to be your thing to fall in love with this book。 The story is so much more than pageants and fandom， and it is in the interactions of girls supporting each other that the book shines。I'm not a fan of insta-love， but it doesn't make me not read a book。 But this was more of an instant， insta-love situation。 Teagan proclaimed Kaylee was the one person who knew everything about her after a day。 They had barely spent time together。 There was no foundation to make the insta-love b Pageants do not have to be your thing to fall in love with this book。 The story is so much more than pageants and fandom， and it is in the interactions of girls supporting each other that the book shines。I'm not a fan of insta-love， but it doesn't make me not read a book。 But this was more of an instant， insta-love situation。 Teagan proclaimed Kaylee was the one person who knew everything about her after a day。 They had barely spent time together。 There was no foundation to make the insta-love believable。 But sometimes， when you know， you know。 The One True Me and You is an adorable read。 I loved the representation， the support the characters had for one another， and the evolution of the characters themselves。 I'm a firm believer that we make our families， and I think England encapsulated that well in the story。 Overall， this is a quick， satisfying read that ticks a lot of boxes for the reader。 Thank you， St。 Martin's/Wednesday Books， for sending this along！ 。。。more
Megan
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A very fast， ode to fandom， queer love story， The One True Me and You is a YA book about not making assumptions based on the appearance of each other。 England deftly shows that community is incredibly important in the journey to feeling supported and open in expressing your identity -- and more truly yourself。The book is told through the dual POV of pageant princess Teagan and fanfiction writer Kaylee。 The two teens are staying at the same hotel for the pageant and the Sherlock-esque con and hav A very fast， ode to fandom， queer love story， The One True Me and You is a YA book about not making assumptions based on the appearance of each other。 England deftly shows that community is incredibly important in the journey to feeling supported and open in expressing your identity -- and more truly yourself。The book is told through the dual POV of pageant princess Teagan and fanfiction writer Kaylee。 The two teens are staying at the same hotel for the pageant and the Sherlock-esque con and have a meet-cute that might just lead to something more。 Kay is using the con as a chance to use they/them pronouns and be out as nonbinary， and Teagan is exploring her nerdy interests by sneaking into con events。 Overall， the book is very sweet and very lighthearted， are there are （TW） some homophobic comments and situations highlighted throughout。All of the surrounding characters in this book are so supportive and I wanted to get to know them more -- from other pageant participants from Pennsylvania and Oregon to other fan fiction writers and cosplayer designers Ami， Lady， and Cakes。 It was very nice to have an LGBTQ+ group that involved nonbinary/women characters and not involve men -- I feel like a lot of the YA stories in the past have centered their experience。 This will be popular with a wide audience， from AO3 readers to the millennials that watched a lot of ANTM， to readers needing something light and fast。 Thanks to NetGalley for an early review copy， all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Ayelet Reiter
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This was mostly cute and fun although far from perfect。 The concept of mixing fandom teens with pageant teens was a good one that delivered and the romance was super sweet。 I debated whether to give this three stars or four but in the end it was too predictable， involved too many unnecessary details （despite how short it is） and required too much suspension of disbelief （these kids are practically ready to get married and upend their lives after knowing each other for a day and a half）。 I would This was mostly cute and fun although far from perfect。 The concept of mixing fandom teens with pageant teens was a good one that delivered and the romance was super sweet。 I debated whether to give this three stars or four but in the end it was too predictable， involved too many unnecessary details （despite how short it is） and required too much suspension of disbelief （these kids are practically ready to get married and upend their lives after knowing each other for a day and a half）。 I would recommend it if you're looking for mindless fluff but I wouldn't say it's anything close to a must-read。 。。。more
The Kawaii Slartibartfast
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I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and Wednesday Books。I loved this book so much！ I adored Teagan andKay and would love to read more about them。 The book covers the toxic aspects of pageant and fandom culture really well and realistically。The antagonist reminded me so much of my high school bullies I had to take several deep breaths。This book made me so happy！
ReadingTilTheBreakOfDawn
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More representation in books for YA！！ Yes。 The One True Me and You was a sweet story of one young fanfic writer discovering themselves and allowing anything and everything to happen during the GreatCon that they are attending with friends。 It's also about one young woman's last hurrah on the pageant circuit， hoping to come away with some college tuition money。 What happens when these two worlds collide？？Kay is a fanfic writer and the two things they really want to accomplish the weekend of the C More representation in books for YA！！ Yes。 The One True Me and You was a sweet story of one young fanfic writer discovering themselves and allowing anything and everything to happen during the GreatCon that they are attending with friends。 It's also about one young woman's last hurrah on the pageant circuit， hoping to come away with some college tuition money。 What happens when these two worlds collide？？Kay is a fanfic writer and the two things they really want to accomplish the weekend of the Con is to kiss a girl and try out their new/preferred pronouns。 Life is hard enough for kids growing up， but trying to find themselves and figure out who they are is difficult。 Especially when they feel like they are misunderstood and bullied by their classmates。 Luckily， Kay has this weekend away and feels comfortable with their friends and the whole "fandom" family。 They were more about acceptance and allowing Kay to be whomever they chose to be and want to be。But while Kay is enjoying their fandom weekend， their hotel has also scheduled a pageant for the same weekend and those young women are staying in the same hotel。 These two groups cannot be combined， can they？ Teagan is competing for Miss Cosmic Queen and she just wants to be herself。 But being a part of the pageant life is dressing one way and putting on a face for the judges。 She is hiding a HUGE part of who she is， but still maintains a beautiful persona on the inside as well as the outside。， I ADORED her。 But when Teagan sees that the GreatCon is taking place the same weekend， she hopes she can sneak away since she is also very much interested in that whole world。 Can pageants and fandom work together？？I LOVED the meet cute between Kay and Teagan and I enjoyed seeing their friendship and attraction blossom。 I didn't understand all the fandom stuff （I could be these characters parent）， but it seemed realistic and like it was described as it would be if you were at a con。 I genuinely liked Kay's friends and Teagan's roommate。 But there were definitely some bad seeds （ahem， Miss North Caroline）。 Overall， The One True Me and You was a well written YA story that focused on these teens and allowed them to really work through their issues while celebrating their differences， both good and bad。 I am so so glad we are seeing more queer representation in books and including non-binary characters in that spectrum as well！ People need to see others like themselves and see that it's ok to be YOU。 。。。more
Laney Estel
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4。5 Stars✨ The Title/Cover Draw:The subject of this book seemed so FUN！ A cosplay convention and a pageant， I and there。 Thanks to @netgalley and @wednesdaybooks for allowing me to read this ahead of publication。💜 What I liked:The characters in this book were fantastic and I wanted to live in their world。 Teagan has to stay hidden to accomplish their pageant goals and Kay is exploring who she is in a safe space。 It was beautiful and made me so happy！😱 What I didn’t like:Would have liked more of 4。5 Stars✨ The Title/Cover Draw:The subject of this book seemed so FUN！ A cosplay convention and a pageant， I and there。 Thanks to @netgalley and @wednesdaybooks for allowing me to read this ahead of publication。💜 What I liked:The characters in this book were fantastic and I wanted to live in their world。 Teagan has to stay hidden to accomplish their pageant goals and Kay is exploring who she is in a safe space。 It was beautiful and made me so happy！😱 What I didn’t like:Would have liked more of an epilogue to explore their lives in college （or maybe there can be a sequel？）。 The book felt like it could have had a bit more， but maybe that was just because I didn’t want to stop reading。🚦 My face at the end: 🥰💭 5 Reasons to Read:1。 Sherlock Holmes2。 Tiaras3。 Tea4。 Self Discovery5。 Acceptance🕧 Mini-Summary:Teagan and Kay meet at a hotel for 2 separate reasons: a fan convention and a pageant。 Will they both find what they are looking for and accomplish their goals？I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 Received from Netgalley。💯 For more details on the books we read， be sure to follow me on TikTok （@zaineylaney） or check out our Podcast - Elated Geek！ 。。。more
Mackenzie
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This book defines queer joy！ It's everything that I wish I had when I was growing up （it's YA and this would've been much appreciated in my teen years）。 As an adult， I don't connect to it as much at my age but I feel like this is perfect for queer teens。 I really enjoyed how it centered around fandoms and beauty pageants。 Younger me wanted to do both of those things and never did so I feel like this made up for that。 If you're looking for a quick read， YA， romance， lesbian and nonbinary rep， the This book defines queer joy！ It's everything that I wish I had when I was growing up （it's YA and this would've been much appreciated in my teen years）。 As an adult， I don't connect to it as much at my age but I feel like this is perfect for queer teens。 I really enjoyed how it centered around fandoms and beauty pageants。 Younger me wanted to do both of those things and never did so I feel like this made up for that。 If you're looking for a quick read， YA， romance， lesbian and nonbinary rep， then this is for you！！ 。。。more
Kathleen
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Queer content: one MC is enby queer， one is a lesbian， other queer characters， MCs are both white， but Teagan's best friend is Black。 No disability rep unless you really read into hand flapping。 In the earc that I read， there's a continuity error in chapter 4 when someone mentions it's 9:15 and then a few pages later it's "almost nine。" Queer content: one MC is enby queer， one is a lesbian， other queer characters， MCs are both white， but Teagan's best friend is Black。 No disability rep unless you really read into hand flapping。 In the earc that I read， there's a continuity error in chapter 4 when someone mentions it's 9:15 and then a few pages later it's "almost nine。" 。。。more
Liz
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This was a nice fast-paced queer romance about fandom and beauty pageants。 It was mostly a fluffy story， but it also had a lot of nuance and depth to the characters and their interests。 Teagan in particular， I found to be a really full-fleshed character; she's a lesbian， she loves fandom， and she's a beauty queen。 She recognizes the problems with the pageant industry but fights to be her true self。 Kay struggles with this too， as they have to overcome their own prejudices against pageant girls w This was a nice fast-paced queer romance about fandom and beauty pageants。 It was mostly a fluffy story， but it also had a lot of nuance and depth to the characters and their interests。 Teagan in particular， I found to be a really full-fleshed character; she's a lesbian， she loves fandom， and she's a beauty queen。 She recognizes the problems with the pageant industry but fights to be her true self。 Kay struggles with this too， as they have to overcome their own prejudices against pageant girls while also figuring out their own personal queer identity within fandom and the outside world。 Plus it was really affirming to see a character explore and celebrate their newfound gender identity。Really， this book is a celebration of identity。 It's a celebration of fandom and queerness and self-love。 It's definitely cheesy at times， but it was a really fun read。 Thank you， NetGalley， for an eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
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