If you’re looking for your next cute romance or swoonworthy prom story, you’ll want to read You Should See Me in a Crown. Winning won’t be easy, but Liz is determined. And for Liz, that’s the opposite of what she wants - not to mention her vicious, rich white girl competition. Stepping into the spotlight for the prom competition means letting Campus Confidential, the school’s ubiquitous gossip/news/social media app, into her life. Of course, the course of true love never did run smooth, or however the saying goes. It’s just such a great set-up for a queer-as-hell romance, and I loved every minute of it. The premise is one that I was immediately on board with: Liz Lighty enters her school’s prom competition so she can win the scholarship and afford college, but along the way, she falls for one of her competitors, Mack.

But I love a good YA prom story, and this is definitely one of them. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not really a prom person - in high school, I skipped prom in favor of watching an action movie with my friends the next day. Review: The cover of You Should See Me in a Crown really captures the spirit of the book: it’s joyful, triumphant, and just plain delightful. Will falling for the competition keep Liz from her dreams. But Mack is also in the running for queen. She’s smart, funny, and just as much of an outsider as Liz. The only thing that makes it halfway bearable is the new girl in school, Mack. There’s nothing Liz wants to do less than endure a gauntlet of social media trolls, catty competitors, and humiliating public events, but despite her devastating fear of the spotlight she’s willing to do whatever it takes to get to Pennington. until she’s reminded of her school’s scholarship for prom king and queen. But it’s okay - Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever: attend the uber-elite Pennington College, play in their world-famous orchestra, and become a doctor.īut when the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz’s plans come crashing down. Summary: Liz Lighty has always believed she’s too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town.

You should see me in crown book