This was such a cute book! I am a big fan of Emma Lord’s books and I was so excited to read her newest one. I love how this book was set around the world of musical theater. It was such a fun premise for the book. This book has it all, love, family, drama, musical theater, and so much more. I found that in some parts of the book Millie drove me crazy and other parts I loved her. But overall, I really enjoyed it, and would recommend this book!

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks so much to the author, St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books and Netgalley for the gifted advanced e-copy of this book. And thanks as well to Macmillan Audio for the gifted advanced audio-copy. { partner } All opinions are entirely my own. All of my reviews can also be found on Instagram @Tackling_TBR and on my blog at tacklingtbr.home.blog

TW: absent parent

This book was such a delightful read! The story was sweet, the characters were enjoyable, and as a former theatre kid, the vibes were immaculate. This book felt like a warm hug after a long audition, and I didn't want to put it down.

I ended up listening to this book on audio, and I listened to it straight through because I was enjoying it so much that I didn't want to stop. The narrator did such a good job differentiating the characters - and it was a big cast, so it was quite a task! I would listen to this book all over again.

Overall I would absolutely recommend this book to my friends and to fellow readers. It is a delight of a YA romcom, and on top of that it has some truly heartfelt scenes centering around Millie's search for her mom. I think that with this book, you probably can't go wrong in format, whether you read it or listen to it, and I think the perfect way to do it just might be how I finished it - walking through downtown, past a slew of theatres, and people watching. I feel like Millie would do nothing less, if the roles were reversed!

An awesome addition to the world's of Emma Lord. She is quickly becoming one of my very favorite rom com authors in the YA space. This will appeal to fans of quirky characters and fans of internet nostalgia. Do not miss this if rom coms are your thing!

I somehow had pretty low expectations of Emma Lord's books, probably because I'd seen some mixed reviews. This was my first book of hers I've read, and I enjoyed it so much! Millie is such a charming main character, I absolutely loved her larger than life personality. The book is super funny but also full of heartfelt moments, and it even almost made me cry. I especially loved how this is filled to the brim with amazing family, friends and romance. I especially adored Millie's dad and Oliver.

Dnf @ 40%

I really enjoyed Tweet Cute but this one just missed the mark for me. Maybe it’s just I’m growing out of YA or I just was never into musicals but this one just didn’t work for me. Im sure a theater kid will love seeing themselves in a book. I will read more of her books in the future

Mamma Mia gender reversal in this #YA journey about a young girl searching for her birth mother. I really wanted to like this book. It has all the things I need for a good young adult romance: Emma Lord (loved her first two books), Broadway references like crazy and a mother reveal I didn’t see coming…but something was missing for me. I was bored the first half of the entire book, not getting into the mother search until the second half. The romance was very secondary to the storyline. Millie annoyed the heck out of me. In theory I love that she knew how good she was and owned it, but it all just rubbed me the wrong way.

This book was cute. It was good. Emma Lord always delivers! She always writes good books, and this one was no different

This was adorable in the way YA is adorable. The cover and description really pulled me in and the writing delivered. This was my first Emma Lord & I'll be reading more!

Really liked the idea of this one but it just didn’t land for me. Hard to get into the MC and the voice for me and that made it hard to get into the rest of it.

I can see this working for the right kiddo though.

I tried so hard to love this book, but it fell flat for me. I adore Mamma Mia but this just felt like a miss for me. I DNF’d 30% in and don’t feel comfortable giving a full review.

It is the summer before Millie's senior year of high school and everything in her life is changing. She wants to attend a pre-college program in California, she's trying to figure out who her mother is, and the guy she thought was her enemy might not be so bad after all.

Millie felt like a real teenager who doesn't have it all figured out. This is a single POV book so you really get to know and understand her. She had some nice growth as the story progressed and I enjoyed her love of all things Broadway and musical.

Emma Lord's writing and storytelling get better and better with each book! She does a wonderful job creating relatable characters and interesting stories. I don't read much YA anymore but I will always pick up her books!

I thought this book was sweet but a little more juvinielle/middle grade than Lord's previous 2 books. I really thought it was a sweet, feel good story though. You can tell the author has a passion for theater and her voice really comes through in the text.

Such a cute book!
Excellent story for theater lovers!

Millie is a high school performing arts student with big dreams. She hopes to take her first big step towards a successful career by leaving high school early and attending a musical theater pre-college program - across the country. Her dad says no, which spurs her interest in finding her birth mom. It gets interesting as she and her best friend, Teddy, find some potential moms and as Millie finds ways to interact with these women. One of these women leads Millie into an internship with her nemesis, Oliver. There are ups and downs, frustrations and sweet interactions. You can’t help but want the best for Millie in every area of her life.

Millie is a bit over dramatic, but it fits her character and the storyline. The side characters are all good additions and help fill out the story with more dimensions. It’s very YA, even as it deals with some deeper issues. Mostly it’s just fun. Fans of previous books by Emma Lord should like this one, too.

I really enjoyed this author's other story You Have a Match so I was excited for this one. It's super cute and really deals with some tough topics well. I thought the MC really learned a lot and grew along the timeline of the story and I appreciated her apology tour and her insights. Loved the heart to heart talk too.

But I have to admit that every time the word Geocahe was the in the story, my eye twitched. I geocache on a much different app - the one with based in Washington state - where we don't take the container, we don't put food in it nor stalk it. But it was a cute game and interesting addition to the story.

A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Another fun, coming of age story from Emma Lord! As with her previous novels, I found her voice refreshingly unique and her characters headstrong and full of determination. This is a great story for teens who are confident and know who they are, but still struggle with feeling like something is missing. And it’s written as a love letter to theater nerds everywhere.

I ADORED this book. Emma Lord is one of those authors who I will read almost anything by. She's witty, inventive and her stories are perfectly sweet. Millie's journey to finding out more about her mom was both lighthearted and emotional. I really loved Millie's support system as well--it made for a uplifting and charming story.

When Millie gets her precollege acceptance to her school of her choice everything is good in her life until her dad says no. No because it would mean she would have to leave to the west coast when it’s always just been them two. This is when Millie decides she is going to find her mother and nobody is going to stop her not even her arch nemesis Oliver.

I loved this book. I loved the characters and the relationships to one another. I loved seeing the relationship slowly grow between Millie and Oliver going from despised to tolerable. This was such a fun read.

Thanks Netgalley and Wednesday Books for providing an ARC of this book for an honest review.

Emma Lord never fails to deliver absolutely adorable books. Millie is so charismatic and fun, while still having moments where she is allowed to falter and be less than perfect. Her journey to discover the identity of her mother is full of hijinks, tension, and angst, but it is interwoven with genuine joy and lots of fun.

I have enjoyed all of Emma Lord's previous novels, and this one was no different. I had a delightful time reading this and am excited to get it into the hands of students.

Emma Lord has become a new favorite of mine in the past couple years. This book was so sweet and I loved all the characters! This is my new favorite by her, for sure! Looking forward to future work.