I really enjoyed the frank view on sexuality that Margo Zimmerman took. There was no computer (except the classic queer google search), no parent who thinks they know best, no school teacher presentation. There was just Abbie, a queer teenager who taught Margo as she knew it. I really appreciated that this book didn’t have its characters pretend to know things. Abbie did her best, and in the end Margo realized what every teenager does: that she is uniquely herself and that is amazing. I did feel there was a lot of ‘telling’ versus ‘showing’, but it got better as the book went on.

Two girls find themselves in an unlikely situation when one of them realizes that she is gay and has no idea on how to express her identity... so she enlists the out and proud girl to act as her tutor on everything “Qieer 101″... possibly first love. Margo Zimmerman is gay, the thing is she didn’t realize until mow and being an overachiever, she is determined to ace her newly discovered gayness. Since Margo doesn’t know how to act gay she needs someone who does know to tutor her and who better than Abbie Sokoloff, who seems to have her own gayness down to a science. Abbie is failing her AP US History class and if she continues to do so she will have her acceptance to her ream school revoked and she needs a tutor to help turn it all around... and Margo is the right person. Abbie comes up with an idea: in exchange for helping her pass her class she’ll tutor Margo on being gay. Yet the more time they spend together the more Margo realizes that she doesn’t want just any girl and that she might be falling for Abbie. Abbie is dealing with a lot on her own plate, from her grades to her parents dysfunctional relationship, and the fact that she might also be falling for Margo. Can two people who are so different find a way to make it work? This was a pretty cute queer rom com about two girls dealing with identity. romance, and a lot of other issues. Their romance was sweet and honestly I think this makes a great read.

*Thanks Netgalley and Inkyard Press for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

Thank you, Inkyard Press, for allowing me to read Margo Zimmerman Gets the Girl early.

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4 stars

I think was a cute ya queer romance. It felt like a Disney Channel Original Movie, but 10x better. The only issue I took was with the sex scene between two high schoolers, it felt a little iffy, but they were both 18, so it isn’t as bad. Overall, a very cute romance.

Thank you to NetGalley for sending me an e-ARC of this book.

I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, this blew me away with how sweet, impactful and funny it was. Even reading an ARC, I saved screenshots of multiple pages and highlighted sections that were funny or sincere. I might buy this again in book or ebook just so I can highlight some good parts.

The authors do a fantastic job of building up two real young women - Margo, the perfect girl who panics when she realizes she is gay; and Abbie, the bisexual girl with a reputation who needs school help. The two of them were so real from their well balanced adolescent feelings, concerns and their humor that kept me laughing from the moment they met each other.

While this is a HEA story with a romance plot, the challenges the girls faced felt real and bigger than them, not like plot points inserted into a simple story just to cause a ruckus. I cannot wait to recommend this when its published.

I loved this! I couldn’t put it down the story just had me wanting more. Great representation and approached important issues without feeling forced. I’ve read many books where social issues are mentioned in a way that makes it feel awkward and doesn’t quite fit into the plot but not this book. Every detail fit and made sense there was a great flow in the plot and the writing style. Will definitely be recommending this book wish I had read this when I was in highschool!