I didn't mean to read this book yet, but accidentally got sucked in when I read the first page. It's a quick read with well-written, flawed characters. This debut is extremely promising.

Despite being super excited to read Pizza Girl, I'm struggling to describe my thoughts on this debut novel. It is an unapologetic and honest coming of age story about a pregnant teen who becomes obsessed with a woman whom she delivers a weekly pizza. On one hand, it's extremely readable and I flew through it in hopes of a happy ending. On the other hand, it was conflicting to root for a main character doing something I felt very uncomfortable with (spoiler: drinking while pregnant). Reading these sections made me cringe a little, and if you have read "All the Ugly and Wonderful Things," you likely know the uneasy feeling I'm describing.

In reading other reviews, I'm surprised by other readers referring to this book as "hilarious" or "funny" - because while wry, I found it incredibly sad. All this said, Jean Kyoung Frazier is a fantastic writer, and I'd read something by her again.

Thanks DoubleDay + Netgalley for the chance to review early.
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This is one of those novels that will be a runaway sleeper. What begins as an odd, almost David Sedaris-like encounter between a pizza delivery woman and a mother trying to placate her pickle pizza-loving son turns into a heartfelt and somewhat harrowing story of love, motherhood, and the lengths we go to to connect. It's really weird and lovely.

This is one of those books that I thoroughly enjoyed but it’s hard to explain why. Not a ton happened at the beginning but maybe that’s what cloning of age stories are all about. Watching someone grow and see the world from their point of view. It was awkward and weird at times, but that made the story really relatable. 4.5/5 stars. My only dislike was some of the homophobic language. I wasn’t sure what the point of it was or if it was necessary for the story.

Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC of this novel. This was a very enjoyable coming of age tale. The characters were all very likable and interesting. It was a fun read that I read in one sitting. Looking forward to more by this author.

This book was super fun! It is sort of a coming of age story about an 18 year old dealing with pregnancy, the death of her father and her new friendship that came from an unexpected place. Since this book is only about 200 pages i dont want to give too mucaway but I did very much enjoy it! Thank for netgalley for the ARC!