Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC for an honest review.

4.25* (4 stars)

I would like to start off by saying how much I love this book. It is so cute.

She Gets The Girl is a young adult sapphic rom-com about two college freshmen, Alex Blackburn and Molly Park. Alex and Molly team up to help each other get the girl of their dreams. For Molly, it's the girl she had a crush on since high school, and for Alex, it's her recently ex-girlfriend.

This book is friends to lovers slow burn, with dual povs, but it was a quick read for me. The majority of the book is spent building Alex and Molly's intimate friendship and them becoming more than friends. Both girls are relatable and they both tackle their own personal problems, such as having an alcoholic parent, toxic parent, toxic relationship, and internalized racism. It is a refreshing take to read a young adult book set in freshman year of college.

The vibes of this book are so cute and are perfect for spring and summer.

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher Simon & Schuster Canada for giving me an e-ARC in exchange for an honest review!

First of all this cover is absolutely gorgeous, it’s so vibrant and really sets the mood for the cute romcom that is about to happen!

She Gets the Girl is a YA romantic comedy that follows the story of two girls, Alex Blackwood and Molly Parker. The two girls could not be more different but when Alex needs to prove herself to her girlfriend, she tries to set Molly up with her long-lasting crush. As the two get to know each other they realize they have more in common than they think and may be what the other needed all along.

Pros:
-the characters were so lovable, and realistic. They had many flaws and those flaws helped to shape the story
-the chapters were the perfect length! Not too short but not hundreds of pages either
-the storyline kept moving through the book and there were not any slow points
-there were many funny and memorable scenes that I really enjoyed!

Cons:
-don’t have any!

There’s heavy topic in the book, so like i always say check tw before going in.
I request and receive an ARC of this book from the publisher on Netgalley. Thank you Simon & Shuster Canada
She gets the girl gave me all the feels of those Christmas Romance movies that i binge watch every year from Dec 1 to Dec 31. It’s my guilty pleasure. So you can understand how i felt reading this book.
We’ve got an MC confident, flirty, toxic, and come with alot of baggage. And another one with social Anxiety(same honestly), on a quest to be a better version of herself. And here come the manipulative behaviour, the lets help each other out even if we have our own agenda,im using you/you using me but it’s ok. I love the friendship that came before the falling in love, i was grinning alot. The way i could see the character behaviour changing when they were together. As someone who for most of her life has been a Molly i was so happy seing her becoming herself, getting the opportunity to show who she is really is, having someone giving her a chance. Having someone fall in love with you for who you really are and appreciate it. Uhhh the feels(intense screaming and giggle in my pillow). I might not be an Alex in my life but i felt for her, felt for the way she was judge by almost everyone even that so called girlfriend of hers 😡. Putting her in a box just because of the way she looks.
I was also so upset at Alex yelling at her for not seeing in what type of relationship she was in. Like come on Girl if you need to change for a relationship(looking at you to Molly), if you never get uplifted, if all you get is second handed compliment, if all they ever talk about is what you do wrong, time to call it quit.
Fav character: i got to handed it to Jim, my man was good. He was there when he needed to be without asking any question chef kiss
Least fav character: NAT(hate the fact that it’s also my nickname irl). I wanna fight her. How can you be so TOXIC, omg omg 🤬🤬🤬
Fav scene: The library scene(the one before Cora called), the one with all the tension. Got annoyed at Cora there cause can i have a nice thing going
Fav quote: « Some things have to fall apart because they don’t belong together, but some things belong so much they could never break ».

This was so cute! I did really love the plot of this and thought it was a great way to establish the relationship between the two leads but I was hoping for slightly more romance/pining between the characters. However, I really loved all the character dynamics and even wished we could've dived more into both Alex and Molly's relationships with their mothers because they both seemed to come to a head at the same time and get resolved pretty quickly but that's just probably a little nit-picky on my end. It's a super fun, cute romance with main characters you're 100% rooting for!

🌸She Gets The Girl 🌺
By Rachel Lippincott & Alison Derrick
Simon & Schuster YA (April 5, 2022)

Quick synopsis:
Two girls: Alex (smooth talking girl with an alcoholic mother that she has to keep picking up after) and Korean born Molly (quietly crushing on a girl that went to her High School and is now at the same College as her) meet up randomly at a frat party. Let’s say, it was not love at first sight, but in order to win back her musician girlfriend, Alex decides to tutor Molly into how to get the girl you’ve liked for years, to like you back.
What starts as a little “how to win a girl” becomes a friendship that is honest, real and supportive. And perhaps with a little bit more (no spoilers).

Ok ok, spoiler: I loved it. 5 darn stars of romance. There was witty banter, enemies-to-friendship-love, there was depth in both Alex’s character (dealing with an alcoholic mother) and Molly (finding her way out of her shell). I didn’t want this to end! Just gave me all the happy feels of romance between two girls who realize love is based on connections and not flirty lust.

Ps. If you enjoyed Red, White and Royal Blue, you will LOVE this. If you enjoy romance with representation, you will LOVE this. But mostly if you just like seeing two ppl find each other, faults/hang ups and all, you’ll love this one.

New Adult, college love, self-discovery, roller skating, food truck, books, LGBTQIA.

What a fantastic read. I adored the story of fun, easy-going, flirty Alex Blackwood and shy, anxious, loner Molly Parker. Sassy Alex needs to prove to “a sort of on a break” girlfriend that she can be selfless and open up, yet she is scrambling to adjust to life away from her alcoholic mother. Molly who’s pinned after Cora throughout high school is hoping to break free from her Wallflower ways to find out who she really is. The two meet, butt heads but strike a deal to help Molly gain confidence and become Cora’s girlfriend by the time Alex’s sort-of girlfriend is in town for a gig. Their adventure in self-discovery, friendship and love is sweet and fun and I loved every single minute of it. I liked the ending but I also wish there was more as I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Molly and Parker and their shenanigans.

Special thank you to #NetGalley, #RachaelLippincott & #AlysonDerrick and #SimonSchusterBooksForYoungReaders for sharing this digital copy for my honest thoughts on #SheGetsTheGirl #AlexAndMollyForever

Thank you so much to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an eARC of this.

Pretty quick read, with lovable and engaging characters, and some of my favourite tropes :) AND it's sapphic. I don't know why I thought this would be na but it was actually ya so if smut isn't for you I think this would be the book for you! Only criticism I had was that the ending and resolution felt rushed to me.

Thanks to NetGalley, I received an early copy of this book. I really, really enjoyed it! I wish there was more of an epilogue to the story. But overall, I liked the premise of the story. I related to Molly the most and sadly, have experienced Natalie more times than I'd like to admit.

This book was everything! I absolutely LOVED every part of this book. There’s just the perfect amount of angst, there's a lot of humour, and the slow-burn romance is perfection. Alex has difficulty connecting with others, and her relationship with her girlfriend is on the rocks. She needs to convince her girlfriend that she can make–and keep–a friend. Molly has anxiety and wants things to be different in college than they were in high school, where her mother was her best friend and she spent way too many evenings curled up with her label maker. Her high school crush is going to school at the same university, and Molly has decided to make her notice her. But how can she do that? With Alex’s help of course!
There are so many freaking cute and humorous parts to the book. Molly is so adorably awkward in literally every social situation, and Alex is the exact opposite. (The words too cool for school come to mind, LOL). One thing I find annoying about many Sapphic romances is that they’ll market themselves as "enemies-to-lovers" but then the main characters will bicker a smidge before tumbling into a relationship within a few chapters. In this book, the build up is a slow burn and Molly and Alex genuinely dislike each other at first. But they both need each other, and as they start to dig beneath the surface, they start to lose sight of the ridiculous schemes that brought them together in the first place.
I cannot emphasize enough how good this book was! I loved the writing style, which was so casual and the tone fit the story perfectly. The chemistry between Molly and Alex was superb, and the book was written by a real-life married couple, which makes it even cuter!
I would give this book more than five stars if I could! I highly recommend it!

This was one of my most anticipated reads of 2022 and wow, it didn’t disappoint. This book felt like a love letter to a city and university as well as a sweet sapphic romance. It had the perfect balance of serious, funny, and heartfelt moments. The banter and dialogue between characters was so well written, and the two authors styles and voices blended together in such a perfect way.

Alex and Molly learn to open up to others and grow together , in such a beautiful way. This book also portrays anxiety and difficult family life in an accurate and non-stigmatizing way, which was super enjoyable to read!

I definitely recommend this book!

Definitely check trigger warnings as there is detailed descriptions of alcoholism.



Thank you to netgalley for providing an e-arc

Thank you NetGalley and Simon and Schuster Canada for the eARC!

4.5*

Wow, I really enjoyed She Gets the Girl! To start off with, the cover art is adorable. In all honesty this is one of my first LGBTQ+ reads, and it was such a fun and wholesome one. This story follows Alex Blackwood, desperate to prove to her ex-girlfriend Natalie that she is a caring person that can make and keep friends; and Molly Parker, hoping to get over her social anxiety and finally get with her long standing crush Cora. After a chance meeting at a party, the two decide to help each other out, and end up discovering a lot along the way.

This story follows Alex and Molly’s journey starting off as freshman in college, and it was really refreshing to see a YA book set in college instead of highschool. I was able to relate to the characters a bit more, even though they were always hanging out and having fun, despite Alex being in pre-med and working!? Asides from that, seeing their growth from their high school selves to their new-found college selves was great. I do think Molly got over a lot of her social anxiety fairly quickly considering how awkward she was in the beginning, and whether or not Alex grows out of her “flirty” and toxic self is yet to be seen, since the book was quite a slow burn.

There are some heavier topics in the book as well, some more flushed out than others. Molly and her struggles with her mother and internalized racism could have been addressed a bit more, but I did appreciate the way things worked out with Alex and the struggles her mother was facing. While I don’t want to give spoilers, I will be posting content warnings at the end of the review.

My favourite side character is Jim! I would not have trusted him at first, but Alex is clearly braver than I am. The way he looks after her really touched my heart, especially knowing her history. I wish I could try some of his fresh-cut fries!

Molly and Alex really developed a beautiful friendship and bond. I loved so many of their scenes, and I am a lover of all things teasing and banter, which was abundant in this book. The way they open up to each other and feel comfortable with the other made me feel their feelings through the screen! While the ending with Natalie did seem thrown in at the last minute, I can understand not knowing something is wrong until you know what feels right. This book was awesome, and I recommend it to any rom-com and YA lovers!

CW: references to parent abandonment, alcoholism, parental neglect, references to race-based hate crimes, internalized racism

I was given an ARC of this book in exchange for a review and by golly I feel so blessed

This book managed to be romantic, captivating and super enjoyable! If you’ve seen any kind of romance movie ever or consumed any kind of typical romance books, the plot of this book does not surprise you in the least. However the fact that they managed to make it their own story, one that I was looking forward to, one that I could barely put down, is a true sign that it has its own legs to stand on!

Dual POV books with two different authors are always difficult for me to review because I feel like at times one author will overshine the other but that was simply not the case here the authors worked incredibly well together to bring both characters to life.

Our one character Alex is cool, flirty, and struggling to pay rent. she’s got a troubled past, she has issues with intimacy, and when we read from her point of view we are able to understand all of this. When we see her from other peoples points of view we can see that she’s very good at hiding that!

On the other hand Molly is extremely introverted, incredibly awkward, and just trying to really find herself and her first year of university. I felt like her experience is something that a lot of people going into secondary education can understand.

The author‘s did a good job of addressing issues such as alcohol abuse in family members and generational trauma. While they weren’t the main focusses they were things that impacted our main characters lives and they were addressed, maybe not fully fixed but there was discussion around them that I thought was important.

I was rooting for these two really hard and I am so glad that I got to read this book. If you’re looking for a sapphic romance novel where there is no homophobia and you just get to enjoy two women being in love this is definitely going to be a book you need to pick up!

#SheGetsTheGirl by wives Rachael Lippincott and Alyson Derrick is an enemies to lovers rom-com that is is written in a dual POV style. This a humourous and entertaining read that deals with serious topics including alcoholism and toxic relationships 📚🤓❤️

Thank you to #NetGallery and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for a review

From the start, I fell for these characters. They were so likeable, and I was just rooting for them all the way. I absolutely loved seeing their connection grow, it was just so cute. You could tell they just needed each other, and they were helping each other without them even knowing. It was so amazing seeing Molly and Alex grow as people. Molly was overcoming her social anxiety and Alex was able to slowly open herself up emotionally to people. They both became confident in themselves and started to believe in themselves more. The ending too, I need MORE!

Thank you to Netgalley and Publisher for this ARC!

Lipppncott has done it again and this time with a writing partner! Much like The Lucky List my heart is left full and warm with this cute and fluffy romance!

Molly is going into her first year of university and she is determined to conquer her social anxiety and get the girl of her dreams. The only problem is, she has absolutely no idea how to get a girls number let alone ask her on a date. That is, until she meets Alex, the cool suave mysterious girl. Alex, determined to prove she is a good person, offers to coach Molly on all things dating and socializing.

Alex was truly my favourite character! Every time her and Molly interacted I was so drawn in. Her whole character was really well rounded and developed.

Molly was equally well developed. I thought she was very relatable as someone who has social anxiety and went through university struggling to make friends.

I thought the story touched on some important and heavy topics so TW for alcoholism, racism, and neglect.

Overall I really enjoyed this story and would recommend!

I really enjoyed this book! I am not the biggest romance reader, but I really liked the originality in this one. This enemies to friends to lovers is so cute and I loved all the characters. It also explores alcoholism, racial identity and anxiety in a beautiful way. I really recommand it if you want to read a fun and really cute saphic romance!

Thank you to the publishers for the ARC!

She Gets the Girl is a sweet read, that really packs a punch with some emotional things for both characters. The book may be pegged a romance, but it is more than that. It is about two people learning who they are and coming into their own. One of the things I liked about this book is that it is a YA book, but focussed on the years of starting college. It is a beautiful coming of age, rom-com that is sweet and full of emotion.

I loved the characters in this book. Alex and Molly are wonderfully developed with their own personalities and voices. I loved how unique these two characters were. How they set out for college with two ideas of the people they would become and how they supported each other to become that. I also loved the friendship they developed. Alex's backstory made me cry, she was so grown as a young woman starting college. I also felt for Molly, managing her own anxieties. I saw a lot of growth for both of these young women throughout the story. It was beautiful.

Yes, some of the story was predictable, as all rom-coms really are, but it was sweet and lovely. There were so many parts of this book that just made me laugh out loud, and mostly it was just the banter between Alex and Molly. We really knew they were meant for each other, before either of them realized it.

This was a great book and I look forward to reading future Alyson Derrick books, and more of Rachel Lippencott. Both authors have unique voices in their writing and I loved the story they created. Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster Canada for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an open and honest review. All opinions are 100% mine.

This was such a sweet little read. I don't often read YA romances but this one caught my eye and I'm glad I picked it up. I loved the premise of this book. The main characters were enjoyable to read about and the plot was developed really well. This book had so many heart-warming moments throughout but it also touched on some hard topics, which I did appreciate. I also really enjoyed how the plot was told both through Molly and Alex. I love dual POVs.

Overall, this was a great read. There were so many wonderful messages in this book that I feel are very important. Although this book is targeted toward a YA audience, I think it is something that could be read and enjoyed by all. I loved this one!

Do you enjoy the following: sapphic joy, simple and easy romcoms, collage love, coming of age stories, numerous queer characters?
Then chances are this book is perfect for you. Following Molly and Alex as they strive out on their own, away from home, and have their own set missions. They find each other, and while it probably isn’t the easy start, they make it work. This book is quirky, easy, and full of love. I didn’t stop smiling the entire time.
This definitely needs to be on your spring 2022 radar!!

the story was a little all over the place, at some point.
but overall, I enjoyed the book thoroughly!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an earc to "she gets the girl" in exchange for an honest review.