I received this ARC from Publisher for free in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills Published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR) on December 5th 2017
Pages: 320
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A contemporary novel about a girl whose high school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream leads her to new friends—and maybe even new love.
The day of the last party of the summer, Claudia overhears a conversation she wasn't supposed to. Now on the wrong side of one of the meanest girls in school, Claudia doesn't know what to expect when the two are paired up to write a paper—let alone when they're both forced to try out for the school production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.
But mandatory participation has its upsides—namely, an unexpected friendship, a boy band obsession, and a guy with the best dimpled smile Claudia's ever seen. As Claudia's world starts to expand, she finds that maybe there are some things worth sticking her neck out for.
My Thoughts:
I’ve been in a bit of a YA reading slump these past few months. I’ve loved the books I’ve read but just haven’t felt much like reading or blogging. This is one of the books that seems to have changed that!
I really liked Emma Mills’ first book First & Then and I adored her second book This Adventure Ends. It seems Mills gets better with each book. Foolish Hearts quickly made my list of the best books I’ve read in 2017.
As with Mills’ previous books, I really loved the characters in this one. I identified with Claudia and her desire to fly under the radar, so to speak. Everything she did just seemed so authentic and relatable to me. But as much as I loved her, I think the secondary characters make this book shine. I just found them all to be so endearing and engaging. I was rooting for everyone.
Basically it’s everything I love in a YA contemporary: funny and smart and full of the truths you learn about yourself and the world around you, without being preachy. Plus, Shakespeare! There was just so much to love!
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