Omigosh! I fell in love with this universe Julie Murphy created back in Dumplin' and she continues to give the same exciting, caring, goosebumps-inducing and happy tear crying moments in this newest addition!

This story follows Waylon (aka Ms Pumpkin Patch) as he goes through school in the small lover City town as a VERY much out fem gay boy. He does a late night drag video for fun that accidently gets leaked all over school and, as with all Murphy's stories, takes it in stride and breaks down in his bedroom like we all would have done!

These characters are so relatable (even if you do not have the life experience of being a gay boy in small town Texas) and I love how Murphy's characters don't always get the "happy ending" that Hallmark movies promise. Her stories are real, and characters get their own version of a happy ending.

I will be recommending this to all teen collections

Thanks to NetGalley and Balzer+Bray for this eARC!!

I loved the first two Clover City books, and this one gives similar Dumplin' and Puddin' feels, with just a little less Dolly. Come for the dose of positive self-talk, stay for the rockin' grandma and her golden girls posse. Also, if you are far from your teen days, you'll get to feel happy that you went to high school in the pre-promposal days.