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A review by lenoreo
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
5.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/07/01/you-should-see-me-in-a-crown-by-leah-johnson/
5 stars — This book blew me away in all the best ways. It was adorable. It was thought provoking. It was emotional. It was everything I love about YA, with the added bonus of expanding my horizons in multiple ways through double diversity.
I honestly don’t even know what to say, except that Liz was so easy to love and connect with. I felt for her anxiety, and wanting to fade into the background. I felt some of that in school. It was wonderful to see her flourish and grow because of the risks she felt she needed to take. She faced some tough situations, and didn’t always do the right thing, but she got there in exactly the right amount of time for me. I believed in her growth.
In some ways the ending was kind of too good to be true, but I don’t even care. Those are the YA movies I like to watch and the YA books I like to read. I want those endings.
Mack was pretty adorable in her own right. It was interesting to see them navigate their different paths, and try to fit together. She wasn’t as prominent as I was expecting…the romance was definitely secondary. But it was still there enough to leave my romantic heart super satisfied.
I think it was all the other relationships in this story that made it that much fuller and richer. I kind of loved that they weren’t perfect, and some of them went to bad places, but they found a way. I loved seeing her and Jordan rekindle their friendship. I worried I wouldn’t be happy with Gabi, but it resolved okay for me. There was a big bad, but I kind of liked that it wasn’t a whole clique, but just one girl who probably had a lot going on influencing her. And actually, I ended up liking some of the other popular peeps — which was kind of nice. They weren’t perfect, but there were more dimensions than appear in a lot of books. Robbie was pretty cute, and I loved their sibling relationship. And while Granny and Grandad weren’t too prominent, I like what they brought as well. Just a full cast supporting Liz. Loved that.
So yeah. What can I say, it worked for me.
5 stars — This book blew me away in all the best ways. It was adorable. It was thought provoking. It was emotional. It was everything I love about YA, with the added bonus of expanding my horizons in multiple ways through double diversity.
I honestly don’t even know what to say, except that Liz was so easy to love and connect with. I felt for her anxiety, and wanting to fade into the background. I felt some of that in school. It was wonderful to see her flourish and grow because of the risks she felt she needed to take. She faced some tough situations, and didn’t always do the right thing, but she got there in exactly the right amount of time for me. I believed in her growth.
In some ways the ending was kind of too good to be true, but I don’t even care. Those are the YA movies I like to watch and the YA books I like to read. I want those endings.
Mack was pretty adorable in her own right. It was interesting to see them navigate their different paths, and try to fit together. She wasn’t as prominent as I was expecting…the romance was definitely secondary. But it was still there enough to leave my romantic heart super satisfied.
I think it was all the other relationships in this story that made it that much fuller and richer. I kind of loved that they weren’t perfect, and some of them went to bad places, but they found a way. I loved seeing her and Jordan rekindle their friendship. I worried I wouldn’t be happy with Gabi, but it resolved okay for me. There was a big bad, but I kind of liked that it wasn’t a whole clique, but just one girl who probably had a lot going on influencing her. And actually, I ended up liking some of the other popular peeps — which was kind of nice. They weren’t perfect, but there were more dimensions than appear in a lot of books. Robbie was pretty cute, and I loved their sibling relationship. And while Granny and Grandad weren’t too prominent, I like what they brought as well. Just a full cast supporting Liz. Loved that.
So yeah. What can I say, it worked for me.